Act of Vengeance

Act of Vengeance
Genre	Biography Crime Drama
Written by	Trevor Armbrister Scott Spencer
Directed by	John Mackenzie
Starring	Charles Bronson Ellen Burstyn Keanu Reeves Wilford Brimley
Theme music composer	Frankie Miller
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Frank Konigsberg Larry Sanitsky
Producer(s)	Anthony Kramreither Jack Clements Iris Sawyer (co-producer) Barry Jossen (associate producer) Jules Schwerin (associate producer)
Cinematography	Phil Meheux
Editor(s)	Malcolm Cooke Steve Singleton
Running time	95 minutes
Production company(s)	Frank Konigsberg Productions Lorimar Telepictures HBO Premiere Films Telepictures Productions Telepix Canada Corp.
Distributor	HBO Warner Bros. Television Distribution (1989-)
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	April 21, 1986

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)
• Chris Benson as Poll Watcher

External links

• Act of Vengeance at the Internet Movie Database