Avenger (film)

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Avenger
Genre	Thriller
Screenplay by	Alan Sharp;
Story by	Frederick Forsyth
Directed by	Robert Markowitz
Starring	Sam Elliott; Timothy Hutton; James Cromwell;
Theme music composer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	; ; ; Wolfgang Petersen;
Cinematography
Editor
Running time	92 minutes
Production companies	Radiant Productions; Appledown Films Inc.; Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	TNT
Original release	9 April 2006;

Avenger is a 2006 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Robert Markowitz and starring Sam Elliott and Timothy Hutton.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is based on the 2003 novel Avenger by Frederick Forsyth.

Premise[]

A CIA agent steps in to stop a former special forces operative on a for-hire mission that poses a global threat.

The film was shot in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

The television film was broadcast on Turner Network Television on Sunday, April 9, 2006. It was then released on DVD on October 3, 2006.

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v t Works by Frederick Forsyth
Books	The Biafra Story (1969) The Day of the Jackal (1971) The Odessa File (1972) The Dogs of War (1974) The Shepherd (1975) The Devil's Alternative (1979) Emeka (1982) No Comebacks (1982) The Fourth Protocol (1984) The Negotiator (1989) The Deceiver (1991) (1991) The Fist of God (1994) Icon (1996) The Phantom of Manhattan (1998) The Veteran (2001) Avenger (2003) The Afghan (2006) The Cobra (2010) The Kill List (2013) The Fox (2018)
Adaptations	The Day of the Jackal (1973) The Odessa File (1974) The Dogs of War (1980) The Fourth Protocol (1987) Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990) The Jackal (1997) Icon (2005) Avenger (2006)
Screen story	Cry of the Innocent (1980) (TV)