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

Act of Vengeance (1986)

September 4, 19861h 35mEN
5.7

20 votes

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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Released

Original Language

English

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N/A

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Production Companies

Telepix Canada Corp.Frank Konigsberg ProductionsLorimar TelepicturesHBO FilmsTelepictures

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4.0

Charles Bronson, mired in crappy B action flicks in the 1980's, decided to take this made-for-HBO flick to stretch his acting chops. He should have just made another "Death Wish" movie, instead. Based on a true story set in 1969, Bronson plays United Mine Workers union official Jock Yablonski. He fawns over union president Tony Boyle (Wilford Brimley), who is made out to be a ruthless crook immediately. As Jock and his wife Margaret (Ellen Burstyn) coast through life, a mine accident claims the lives of eighty people. Boyle arrives in the grieving West Virginia town and defends the coal co…

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