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UW Cinematheque - The Best of Il Cinema Ritrovato

Act of Violence | USA | 1948 | DCP | 82 min. Director: Fred Zinnemann

Event Details

Date
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh

Heflin stars as a seemingly upright father and husband who is relentlessly stalked across Los Angeles by Ryan, a menacing figure from his past. One of the darkest and most morally ambiguous visions of post-war American life from the prime era of film noir.
Cost
Free
Accessibility

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email ben.reiser@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Saturday, March 29, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.

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