In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.
Fact-based story about the corruption that occurred during the United Mine Workers' 1969 presidential elections. Jock Yablonski was a loyal follower of then chief Tony Boyle. That all changed after 80 men are killed in an unsafe West Virginia coal mine and Boyle defended the mine owners. At his wife's urging and in fear of his life, Yablonski launched his campaign. And in fact, he became the target of assassins.—John Sacksteder <[email protected]>
Charles Bronson delivers a powerful performance in this riveting story based on actual events.Bronson portrays Jock Yablonski, the united Mine Workers official who tried to refofm his union by challenging its ruthless, corrupt, all-powerful leader, Tony Boyle. In 1969, after a bitterelection battle, Yablonski was murdered. This critically-acclaimed film focuses on three different aspects of his death, interveaving underhanded union politics, Yablonski's personal life and a portrait of his assassins.A memorable performance by Bronson combined with Wilford Brimley's chilling, sinister presence as Boyle and Ellen Burstyn's sensitive characterization of Yablonski's devoted wife makes ACT OF VENGEANCE a compelling tale of a real-life hero who took a courageous stand and stepped into history.
