...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!
Act of Violence
- 43 statements
- 7 feature instances
- 4 referencing feature instances
| Act of Violence | type |
TVTItem | |
| Act of Violence | label |
Act of Violence | |
| Act of Violence | page |
ActofViolence | |
| Act of Violence | comment |
Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })Act of Violence is a 1949 Film Noir directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, and Mary Astor.Frank Enley (Heflin) is living the life: he has a beautiful wife, Edith (Leigh), a comfortable home, and has a great reputation in his community. But the past is haunting him: Joe Parkson (Ryan) and Frank were pilots in World War II, but were shot down and taken in as POWs.During the two years of imprisonment, the horror of war pushed Frank to commit an unspeakable act of which Joe is the sole survivor. Now out for revenge, no act of kindness or reformation can stop Joe in his unrelenting quest to murder Frank. | |
| Act of Violence | fetched |
2019-02-18T10:45:44Z | |
| Act of Violence | parsed |
2020-06-24T01:51:05Z | |
| Act of Violence | isPartOf |
DBTropes | |
| Act of Violence / int_52488c54 | type |
Drowning My Sorrows | |
| Act of Violence / int_52488c54 | comment |
Drowning My Sorrows: Frank does this when he’s at a convention which makes him unable to hear or care about Edith’s warning. | |
| Act of Violence / int_52488c54 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence / int_52488c54 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence | hasFeature |
Act of Violence / int_52488c54 | |
| Act of Violence / int_a2359d9 | type |
Death Is the Only Option | |
| Act of Violence / int_a2359d9 | comment |
Death Is the Only Option: Frank realizes that all his problems will go away if he kills himself. But he jumps out of the way of the train just in time. | |
| Act of Violence / int_a2359d9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence / int_a2359d9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence | hasFeature |
Act of Violence / int_a2359d9 | |
| Act of Violence / int_a435b45e | type |
Bittersweet Ending | |
| Act of Violence / int_a435b45e | comment |
Bitter Sweet Ending: A complicated man is redeemed only through his death. | |
| Act of Violence / int_a435b45e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence / int_a435b45e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence | hasFeature |
Act of Violence / int_a435b45e | |
| Act of Violence / int_c6655b23 | type |
Fallen Hero | |
| Act of Violence / int_c6655b23 | comment |
Fallen Hero: Both men, really. They are/were brave WWII pilots, but the POW camp changed them forever. Frank betrayed his men while Joe is dreaming of his unhealthy revenge. | |
| Act of Violence / int_c6655b23 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence / int_c6655b23 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence | hasFeature |
Act of Violence / int_c6655b23 | |
| Act of Violence / int_e73f9ae5 | type |
Accuser of the Brethren | |
| Act of Violence / int_e73f9ae5 | comment |
Accuser of the Brethren: Joe doesn't care if Frank is reform bound and regrets his decision: he wants him dead. | |
| Act of Violence / int_e73f9ae5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence / int_e73f9ae5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence | hasFeature |
Act of Violence / int_e73f9ae5 | |
| Act of Violence / int_fed93e1b | type |
Dark and Troubled Past | |
| Act of Violence / int_fed93e1b | comment |
Dark and Troubled Past: The dark troubles come from the POW camp where Frank gave away the escape plan to his German Commandant, thinking he was doing it to save his men, but unconsciously, it was for food. | |
| Act of Violence / int_fed93e1b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence / int_fed93e1b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence | hasFeature |
Act of Violence / int_fed93e1b | |
| Act of Violence / int_name | type |
ItemName | |
| Act of Violence / int_name | comment |
||
| Act of Violence / int_name | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence / int_name | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Act of Violence | hasFeature |
Act of Violence / int_name | |
| Act of Violence / int_name | itemName |
Act of Violence |
The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.
| ActOfViolence | sameAs |
Act of Violence | |
| Act of Violence | hasFeature |
Film Noir Index / int_184b728a | |
| Act of Violence | hasFeature |
Films Noirs Index / int_184b728a | |
| Act of Violence | hasFeature |
Hooker with a Heart of Gold / int_184b728a |
Copyright of DBTropes.org wrapper 2009-2013 DFKI Knowledge Management. Imprint. - Thanks to Bakken&Baeck for hosting. Contact.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.