ACT OF VIOLENCE in 35mm
Special Features: 75th Anniversary. Intro by Film Noir Foundation founder Eddie Muller, host of TCM's Noir Alley, on Oct. 14. Intro by film professor David Rothman on Oct. 18.
Respected family man and successful contractor Frank R. Enley (Van Heflin) is a World War II veteran lauded for his service and for bringing much-needed housing to his community. When limping Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) arrives in Frank's sleepy burb, wild-eyed and determined to kill him, it becomes clear that there may be some dark secrets that Frank would do anything — even kill — to keep in this complex psychological thriller. Joe obsessively tracks Frank from Big Bear Lake back to his suburban home and then deep into L.A.'s shabby Bunker Hill neighborhood, where Frank struggles to hide in crowds that bring new dangers. The Glendale train station, of DOUBLE INDEMNITY fame, is the site of the pair's final meeting and the film's poetic finale. Mary Astor as a lady of the night and Janet Leigh as Frank's unsuspecting wife round out the superb cast. DIR Fred Zinnemann; SCR Robert L. Richards; PROD William H. Wright. U.S., 1948, b&w, 82 min. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 82 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Genre: Film noir
