Act Of Violence (1948) coming from Warner Archive

[whiteberry]

Coming to Blu-ray on June 14th from the Warner Archive Collection!

New 2024 1080p HD master from 4K scan of best preservation elements.

ACT OF VIOLENCE (1948)
BD-50
82 Minutes
B&W
16x9 1.37:1 with side mattes
DTS-HD MA 2.0
English SDH

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

Special features: Feature commentary by film historian Dr. Drew Casper, Featurette “Act of Violence: Dealing with the Devil”, Original Theatrical Trailer

Cast: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh

When two World War II veterans meet again--one a decorated war hero and successful, married businessman; the other permanently crippled and mentally deranged--the encounter will lead to a shocking Act of Violence. Frank Enly (Van Heflin) survived a German concentration camp to return home a hero and build a good life for himself. But when Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) comes to town, Enly flees. Now, as his life and sanity rapidly unravel, is Enly really a lying traitor who sold the lives of fellow concentration camp inmates for his own survival as the mentally unstable Parkson claims, or is he a victim of survivor's guilt that has suddenly resurfaced with Parkson's return? And will the enmity between the two lead to murder in this acclaimed film noir thriller, from masterful director Fred Zinnemann.

Trailer:

Act of Violence (1948) Trailer - YouTube

[SeanJoyce]

OMG YES, finally. This has been one of the few major noir titles AWOL on the format.

I believe all we have left from WAC is THE NARROW MARGIN.

[Hammerlover]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

OMG YES, finally. This has been one of the few major noir titles AWOL on the format.

I believe all we have left from WAC is THE NARROW MARGIN.

I want CONFLICT, CORNERED, and STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR too!

[filmlover22]

and

• His Kind of Woman
• The Racket
• Mystery Street
• Crime Wave
• Decoy
• Illegal
• The Big Steal
• Side Street
• Where Danger Lives
• Tension

And port over those excellent commentaries and extras from these DVDs!

[lemonski]

Three Strangers
The Bribe
Riff Raff
The Mask of Dimitrios
Born to Kill
The Tall Target
Station West

Warner are not done with noir by a long shot.

[Mikemovies]

Hooray! Love this film and am a big Ryan fan.

This didn't even have its own DVD release before, just that combo with Mystery Street.

Thank you Warner!

[Randy Miller III]

Surprised this thread isn't more active -- it's a great film and another solid Blu-ray.
Site review is now live with screenshots!

Act of Violence Blu-ray Review

[Mikemovies]

Excited to get it. Amazon says Saturday.
Another fantastic performance by Robert Ryan.

[Hammerlover]

Originally Posted by Randy Miller III

Surprised this thread isn't more active -- it's a great film and another solid Blu-ray.
Site review is now live with screenshots!

Act of Violence Blu-ray Review

Nice review, Andy. Glad you addressed what has lately become the elephant in the room: compression and encoding issues.