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The Fourth Angel (2001) -- A man seeks justice when his wife and daughter are gunned down in a terrorist attack.
The Fourth Angel (2001) -- A man seeks justice when his wife and daughter are gunned down in a terrorist attack.

Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   1,478 votes
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Director:
John Irvin
Writers:
Robin Hunter (novel)
Allan Scott (writer)
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Release Date:
15 August 2001 (France) more
Genre:
Thriller | Drama | Action more
Tagline:
They took everything he had. Revenge is all that's left. (DVD box-art)
Plot:
A man seeks justice when his wife and daughter are gunned down in a terrorist attack. full summary | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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Bond Star Lois Maxwell Dies
 (From WENN. 1 October 2007)

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An intriguing thriller more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jeremy Irons ... Jack Elgin

Forest Whitaker ... Agent Jules Bernard

Jason Priestley ... Davidson

Briony Glassco ... Maria

Charlotte Rampling ... Kate Stockton

Lois Maxwell ... Olivia
Timothy West ... Jones
Joel Pitts ... Andrew Elgin
Anna Maguire ... Joanne Elgin
Holly Boyd ... Julia

Kal Weber ... Kulindos

Ian McNeice ... Lewison, MI5 Officer
William Armstrong ... Perry

Garrick Hagon ... Duguay

Serge Soric ... Ivanic Loyvek
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The 4th Angel (UK) (alternative spelling)
Vengeance secrète (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and some language.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
UK | Canada
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Lois Maxwell's final film project. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Several times supposed correspondence of the Serbian terrorists is shown in the Latin Alphabet. Serbian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet whereas Croatian is written in the Latin Alphabet. more

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10 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
An intriguing thriller, 3 October 2001
8/10
Author: LukeS from London

Although the genre (revenge thriller) is a little dated and the cast hardly A-list, this is a constantly involving film which may delight an unsuspecting audience. Jeremy Irons is not everyone's natural choice for an action hero. However, casting him as the beleaguered Jack Elgin only serves to reinforce the intelligence and sensitivity with which the film's makers construct the story of an innocent man's quest for justice. Support from Forrest Whitaker (amusing, if hackneyed), Charlotte Rampling (bizarre accent/affectation) and Jason Priestly (smarmy, slick and spot-on) enriches the drama and the little boy is fantastic.

Action sequences are sporadic and small-scale compared with big-budget American movies like Planet of the Apes and A.I. but at least The Fourth Angel has characters about whom one cares and a story that, if not wholly original, is constantly involving.

London sparkles spectacularly and the overall look of The Fourth Angel makes you wonder why other British-set films feel cheap and TVesque. The score is a little intrusive but the soundlessness of the Seventies seems a distant memory with modern films choosing to instruct the audience exactly how it should react with over-the-top strings and drums. End of rant. See The Fourth Angel.

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