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Act of Vengeance

Act of Vengeance

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Act of Vengeance

"His was an act of defiance. Theirs was an act of vengeance."

1986

1h 35m

5.7(23 votes)

Drama

Crime

TV Movie

Overview

In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.

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Lorimar Telepictures

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Telepictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Margaret Yablonski

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Tony Boyle

Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton

Silous Huddleston

Robert Schenkkan

Robert Schenkkan

Paul Gilly

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Annette Gilly

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Claude Vealey

Caroline Kava

Caroline Kava

Charlotte Yablonski

Peg Murray

Ellen Rogers

William Newman

William Newman

Ezra Morgan

Creative team

Directed by: John Mackenzie
Written by: Scott Spencer
Produced by: Jack Clements

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