Act of Vengeance
This article is about the 1986 TV movie. For the 2010 movie with similar U.S. title, see Five Minarets in New York.
| Act of Vengeance | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Biography Crime Drama |
| Distributed by | HBO |
| Directed by | John Mackenzie |
| Produced by | Anthony Kramreither |
| Written by |
Trevor Armbrister Scott Spencer |
| Starring |
Charles Bronson Ellen Burstyn Keanu Reeves Wilford Brimley |
| Music by | Frankie Miller |
| Cinematography | Phil Meheux |
| Editing by |
Malcolm Cooke Steve Singleton |
| Production company |
Frank Konigsberg Productions Lorimar Telepictures HBO Premiere Films Telepictures Productions Telepix Canada Corp. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | HBO |
| Release date | April 21, 1986 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
Act of Vengeance is a 1986 television movie starring Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, and Keanu Reeves.
Overview
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. It premiered on April 21, 1986. The film also portrayed the murder of Joseph "Jock" Yablonski.
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
- Tom Harvey as Warren Alexander
- Alf Humphreys as Ken Yablonski
- Joseph Kell as Chip Yablonski
- Ken Pogue as Earl Skidmore
- Keanu Reeves as Buddy Martin (as Keannu Reeves)
See also
- Act of Vengeance is also the title of a suspense thriller by African-American author, Millicent Y. Hodge.