---
title: 'Act of Violence (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred Zinnemann'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/act-of-violence-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041088/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Act of Violence (1948)

1948 · 82 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Act of Violence is a 1949 American film noir directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor and Phyllis Thaxter. It was produced by Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Adapted for the screen by Robert L. Richards from a story by Collier Young, the film confronts the ethics of war and was one of the first to address the problems of World War II veterans.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fred Zinnemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-zinnemann)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert L. Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-richards)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bronisław Kaper](https://cinepixo.com/people/bronis-aw-kaper)
- **Producer:** [William H. Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-wright)
- **Editor:** [Conrad A. Nervig](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-a-nervig)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert L. Surtees](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-surtees)

## Cast

- [Berry Kroeger](https://cinepixo.com/people/berry-kroeger)
- [Will Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-wright)
- [Harry Antrim](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-antrim)
- [Don Haggerty](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-haggerty)
- [Janet Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-leigh)
- [Angelika Bender](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelika-bender)
- [Connie Gilchrist](https://cinepixo.com/people/connie-gilchrist)
- [Robert Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ryan)
- [Taylor Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-holmes)
- [Phyllis Thaxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/phyllis-thaxter)
- [Volkert Kraeft](https://cinepixo.com/people/volkert-kraeft)
- [Joachim Kerzel](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-kerzel)
- [Van Heflin](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-heflin)
- [Mary Astor](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-astor)

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