Avenger_(2006_film)

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Avenger (film)

2006 television film by Robert Markowitz

For films named "The Avenger", see Avenger (disambiguation) ยง Film and television.

Avenger is a 2006 American television thriller film directed by Robert Markowitz and written by Alan Sharp, based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. The film stars Sam Elliott and Timothy Hutton. It aired on TNT on April 9, 2006.[1][2][3]

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Premise

A CIA agent steps in to stop a former special forces operative on a for-hire mission that poses a global threat.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa.[4]

Release

The film was broadcast on TNT on April 9, 2006.[4] It was released on DVD by Warner Home Video on October 3, 2006.[5]

Reception

David Cornelius of DVDTalk saying "Its plot is merely an afterthought, a thread on which we hang the coolness that is Sam Elliott".[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Avenger - 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America - New York Magazine TV Review - Nymag". New York Magazine.
  2. [2]
    David Cornelius (November 29, 2006). "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  3. [3]
    Gates, Anita (April 8, 2006). "In 'Avenger,' Sam Elliott Stars as a Gun for Hire". The New York Times.
  4. [4]
    Lowry, Brian (April 6, 2006). "Avenger". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  5. [5]
    ""Avenger" DVD From Warner Home Video" (Press release). Burbank, California, United States: Warner Bros. August 7, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2022.


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