The manhunt no woman could stop!
Act of Violence (1948) follows a war veteran whose carefully rebuilt life is shattered when a former comrade returns, intent on exposing the truth about a betrayal that occurred in a POW camp. As guilt, fear, and revenge close in, his attempt to flee only deepens the moral reckoning he hoped to escape. This noir thriller blends post-war anxiety and psychological tension in a stark study of accountability and buried trauma.
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Notes
- Warner’s “Film Noir Classic Collection Double Feature” DVD also includes Mystery Street (1950). It is also available in the “Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 4” box set with Decoy (1946), They Live by Night (1948), The Big Steal (1949), Side Street (1949), Tension (1949), Mystery Street (1950), Where Danger Lives (1950), Crime Wave (1953) and Illegal (1955).
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