Act of Vengeance (1986 film)
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Act of Vengeance | |
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Genre | Biography Crime Drama |
Written by | Trevor Armbrister Scott Spencer |
Directed by | John Mackenzie |
Starring | Charles Bronson Ellen Burstyn Keanu Reeves Wilford Brimley |
Theme music composer | Frankie Miller |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Frank Konigsberg Larry Sanitsky |
Producers | Anthony Kramreither Jack Clements Iris Sawyer (co-producer) Barry Jossen (associate producer) Jules Schwerin (associate producer) |
Production locations | Nemacolin, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Toronto |
Cinematography | Phil Meheux |
Editors | Malcolm Cooke Steve Singleton |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Production companies | Frank Konigsberg Productions Lorimar Telepictures HBO Premiere Films Telepictures Productions Telepix Canada Corp. |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television (1989-) |
Release | |
Original network | HBO |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | April 21, 1986 |
Act of Vengeance is a 1986 television movie starring Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, and Keanu Reeves.[1]
Plot[]
The movie is based on the book, Act of Vengeance by Trevor Armbrister, a fact-based story about the corruption that occurred during the United Mine Workers' presidential elections in 1969.[2] The film also portrayed the murder of Joseph "Jock" Yablonski.[3]
Cast[]
- Charles Bronson as Joseph "Jock" Yablonski
- Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Yablonski
- Wilford Brimley as Tony Boyle
- Hoyt Axton as Silous Huddleston
- Robert Schenkkan as Paul Gilly
- Ellen Barkin as Annette Gilly
- Maury Chaykin as Claude Vealey
- Caroline Kava as Charlotte Yablonski
- Peg Murray as Ellen Rogers
- William Newman as Ezra Morgan
- Alan North as Albert Pass
- Raynor Scheine as Terrance Madden
- Tom Harvey as Warren Alexander
- Gordon Michael Woolvett as Bobby (as Gordon Woolvett)
- Alf Humphreys as Ken Yablonski
- Joseph Kell as Chip Yablonski
- Ken Pogue as Earl Skidmore
- Keanu Reeves as Buddy Martin (as Keannu Reeves)
- Chris Benson as Poll Watcher
Release[]
Home media[]
It premiered on April 21, 1986 on HBO under HBO Premiere Films.[4] The film was released on VHS by HBO/Cannon Video under license from Home Box Office.[5] But, this film was produced by Lorimar Productions and it belongs to Lorimar (subsequently later it owned by Warner Bros.) originally.[6][7] However, it has never been released on DVD or Blu-ray by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
References[]
- ^ "Act of Vengeance ...A True Story (1986)". BFI.
- ^ Franklin, Ben A. (November 9, 1975). "Act of Vengeance" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Act of Vengeance (1986) - John Mackenzie | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ Schneider, Steve (April 20, 1986). "CABLE TV NOTES; THIS TIME AROUND, BRONSON PORTRAYS THE VICTIM" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (September 17, 2015). Charles Bronson: The 95 Films and the 156 Television Appearances. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610351 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Lorimar Motion Pictures". BFI.
- ^ Lewis, Lacey Rose,Andy; Rose, Lacey; Lewis, Andy (January 9, 2014). "How Lorimar, the Company Behind 'Dallas' and 'Falcon Crest,' Bred Hollywood's Ruling Executive Class". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links[]
- American television films
- 1986 crime drama films
- 1986 television films
- 1986 films
- American films based on actual events
- United Mine Workers
- American crime drama films
- American films
- Mining in film
- Films about the labor movement
- Films directed by John Mackenzie (film director)
- 1980s crime drama film stubs
- American television film stubs
- Biographical film stubs