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Act of Vengeance( 1986)

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

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Charles Bronson

      Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski

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      Ellen Burstyn

      Margaret Yablonski

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      Wilford Brimley

      Tony Boyle

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      Hoyt Axton

      Silous Huddleston

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      Robert Schenkkan

      Paul Gilly

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      Ellen Barkin

      Annette Gilly

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      Maury Chaykin

      Claude Vealey

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      Caroline Kava

      Charlotte Yablonski

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      Peg Murray

      Ellen Rogers

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      William Newman

      Ezra Morgan

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      Alan North

      Albert Pass

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      Raynor Scheine

      Terrance Madden

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      Tom Harvey

      Warren Alexander

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      Alf Humphreys

      Ken Yablonski

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      Joseph Kell

      Chip Yablonski

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      Ken Pogue

      Earl Skidmore

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      Keanu Reeves

      Buddy Martin

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      Marc Strange

      Pete

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      Chuck Shamata

      Millard Atler

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      Elena Kudaba

      Martha

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    A review by Charles Tatum

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    Written by Charles Tatum on Sat Jun 02 2018
    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 com...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • miner
    • west virginia
    • election
    • union