Avenger (TV 2006)

A CIA Agent steps in to stop a former Special Forces Operative on a for-hire mission that poses a global threat.

Director:

Robert Markowitz

Writers:

Alan Sharp (teleplay), Frederick Forsyth (novel)

Stars:

Sam Elliott, Timothy Hutton, James Cromwell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Elliott	...	Calvin Dexter
Timothy Hutton	...	Frank McBride
James Cromwell	...	Paul Devereaux
William Hope	...	Stephen Edmonds
David Hayman	...	Zoran Zilic
Jamie Bartlett	...	Van Rensburg
Lucy Russell	...	Curtis
Jacqui Chan	...	Madame Huong
Andre Jacobs	...	Fleming
Antonio David Lyons	...	Washington Lee
Steven Pillemer	...	Rickie Edmonds
Justin Shaw	...	Milan Radjek
Joe Vaz	...	Moran
Garth Breytenbach	...	Lawyer
Morne Visser	...	Arms Dealer

Storyline

After his own daughter was killed in Panama in 1994, former CIA agent Calvin Dexter became a private 'specialist' in cases which wouldn't reach justice trough the regular legal channels. Two years later he accepts to find Richard 'Ricky' Edmunds for his pa, influential rich businessman Stephen Edmonds. Ricky for a private Canadian war victims charity in Bosnia and went missing. Dexter discovers Ricky was beaten to pulp and drowned for no other crime then helping street boys from the other side by Zoran Zilic and his Serbian paramilitary 'order'. He offers Steven to 'finish the job' as such war criminals don't go to trial. But deputy CIA director Paul Devereaux cares only for a nuclear arms project he wants to use Zilic for. So CIA troubleshooter Frank McBride is ordered to protect him and handle Dexter.

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Plot Keywords:

boy | beating | false identity | father son relationship | ritual | 

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Taglines:

No peace without justice...

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

A bosszúálló

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Turner Network Television (TNT), Radiant Productions, Appledown Films Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Cal Dexter: I haven't given up my faith in the law, it's justice I'm having some doubts about.

User Reviews

Kind of a let down

Being a big Forsyth fan, I lapped this one up. The names, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton and Sam Elliott sounded good and I knew the book. But, I'm afraid something happened in the scripting of Forsyth's book because this film goes from the precision, step by step thriller that is the book to a plodding, happenstance event that disappoints rather than satisfies. The premise of the book is based on the gutsy exploits of the tunnel rats in Viet Nam who went into the tunnels after the enemy. The movie builds on that but loses it in the wrap-up. The ending works on too many circumstantial contingencies and loses the planning and excitement of Forsyth's style. In short, in comes off not bad but rather mediocre. Too bad, as this film had a lot of talent to work with and an exciting thriller. Too bad the script writer didn't know how to put together a workable ending.