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 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 |
| 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. |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | April 20, 1986 |
Act of Vengeance is a 1986 television movie starring Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Wilford Brimley, and Keanu Reeves in an early role.[1]
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
- Gordon Michael Woolvett as Bobby (credited as Gordon Woolvett)
- Alf Humphreys as Ken Yablonski
- Joseph Kell as Chip Yablonski
- Ken Pogue as Earl Skidmore
- Keanu Reeves as Buddy Martin (credited as Keannu Reeves)
Casting Charles Bronson
For the HBO television film, Bronson acted against type and said "it's a complete departure for me, I'm not wearing a moustache, and I'm not carrying a gun. I don't perform any violence in this film."[4] He also explained since he didn't act for television in a long time, he had to think a lot about it before accepting which he did partly because of his background in mining.[5] For his commitment on this project, Bronson dropped out of a lead role in The Delta Force (1986).[6]
Release
Home media
It premiered on April 20, 1986 on HBO.[7] The film was released on VHS by HBO/Cannon Video.[8] However, it has never been released on DVD or Blu-ray by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
