Act of Violence

Name: Act of Violence
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Released: 1949
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor, Phyllis Thaxter

1949 · 82 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 6,216 VOTES · DIR. Fred Zinnemann

Overview

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,179 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:12 CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY TURNER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

00:05:01 [APPLAUSE]

00:06:46 OH, DON'T HURRY ON MY ACCOUNT.

00:10:03 $5.00 DEPOSIT, 75 CENTS AN HOUR.

00:14:15 WE GOT TO LEAVE. WHAT'S THE DAMAGE?

00:16:54 YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, THAT MARTHA'S A MENACE.

00:20:11 WHY DID YOU TELL HIM? WHAT MADE YOU--

00:24:47 FRANK, I THINK I KNOW NOW.

00:28:52 REAL NICE.

00:31:49 COULD YOU TAKE CARE OF GEORGIE FOR ME? I HAVE TO GO TO LOS ANGELES.

00:35:04 WHAT WAS IT, FRANK?

00:38:01 IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHY I DID IT.

00:40:35 THEN GET ON A TRAIN. GET BACK TO NEW YORK RIGHT NOW, QUICK!

00:43:31 I JUST SAW HIM. HE WAS LEAVING TOWN.

00:48:44 LOOK AT ME.

00:51:44 HEY, WAIT!

00:55:05 EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES.

00:57:31 GET RID OF THIS GUY AND BE SORRY LATER.

01:01:38 HE HASN'T GOT ANY DOUGH ON HIM.

01:04:44 WITH YOUR VENGEANCE, YOUR VIOLENCE?

01:07:22 I GOT ALONG.

01:10:04 HE'S LEAVING TOWN.

01:13:45 WANT TO SEE THE PAPER?

10:00:00 ISN'T IT?

Cast & Characters

Van Heflin Frank R. Enley Robert Ryan Joe Parkson Janet Leigh Edith Enley Mary Astor Pat Phyllis Thaxter Ann Berry Kroeger Johnny Taylor Holmes Gavery Harry Antrim Fred Connie Gilchrist Martha Will Wright Pop

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,179

Dialogue density14.4 lines / min

First line00:00:12

Final line10:00:00

Production Record

DirectorFred Zinnemann

LanguageEnglish

Budget$1,290,000

Revenue$1,129,000

IMDb votes6,216