Avenger (film)

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Avenger
	Promotional poster
Genre	Thriller
Based on	Avenger; by Frederick Forsyth
Written by	Alan Sharp
Directed by	Robert Markowitz
Starring	Sam Elliott; Timothy Hutton; James Cromwell;
Music by	Stephen Graziano
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Wolfgang Petersen; Larry Spiegel; Judy Goldstein;
Producer	Mitch Engel
Cinematography	Oliver Bokelberg
Editor	David Beatty
Running time	92 minutes
Production companies	Radiant Productions; Appledown Films Inc.; Warner Bros. Television;
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	April 9, 2006

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]

Premise

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

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

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]

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

^ "Avenger - 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America - New York Magazine TV Review - Nymag". New York Magazine. 29 March 2006.
^ ^a ^b David Cornelius (November 29, 2006). "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
^ Gates, Anita (April 8, 2006). "In 'Avenger,' Sam Elliott Stars as a Gun for Hire". The New York Times.
^ ^a ^b Lowry, Brian (April 6, 2006). "Avenger". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ ""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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v t e Works by Frederick Forsyth
Books	The Biafra Story (1969) The Day of the Jackal (1971) The Odessa File (1972) The Dogs of War (1974) The Shepherd (1975) The Devil's Alternative (1979) Emeka (1982) No Comebacks (1982) The Fourth Protocol (1984) The Negotiator (1989) The Deceiver (1991) Great Flying Stories (1991) The Fist of God (1994) Icon (1996) The Phantom of Manhattan (1998) The Veteran (2001) Avenger (2003) The Afghan (2006) The Cobra (2010) The Kill List (2013) The Fox (2018)
Adaptations	The Day of the Jackal (1973) The Odessa File (1974) The Dogs of War (1980) The Fourth Protocol (1987) Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990) The Jackal (1997) Icon (2005) Avenger (2006) The Shepherd (2023) The Day of the Jackal (2024)
Screen story	Cry of the Innocent (1980) (TV)