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A History of Violence (2005)

Name: A History of Violence
Director: David Cronenberg
Genre: drama film, action film, thriller film
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.4

A History of Violence is a 2005 crime thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 DC graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt. In the film, a diner owner becomes a local hero after he foils an attempted robbery but has to face his past enemies to protect his family.

Directed by David Cronenberg · Shot by Peter Suschitzky · Cut by Ronald Sanders · Music by Howard Shore · 96 min

Behind the scenes

A History of Violence | Behind the Scenes: Acts of Violence | Warner Bros. Entertainment — Warner Bros. Entertainment · 34 min
Behind the Scenes: A History of Violence (Cronenberg, 2005) with Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris — Serious Feather · 39 min
Viggo Mortensen on “A History of Violence” l Charlie Rose Rewind — Charlie Rose · 25 min
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE | "Acts of Violence" Making of Documentary — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 34 min
A History of Violence | Settling the Score | Warner Bros. Rewind — Warner Bros. Rewind · 10 min

Elsewhere

More by David Cronenberg

Transfer — 1966
From the Drain — 1967
Stereo — 1969
Crimes of the Future — 1970
The Italian Machine — 1976
Shivers — 1976
Rabid — 1978
The Brood — 1979
Fast Company — 1979
Scanners — 1981
The Dead Zone — 1983
Videodrome — 1983
The Fly — 1986
Dead Ringers — 1988
Naked Lunch — 1991
M. Butterfly — 1993
Crash — 1996
Existenz — 1999
Camera — 2000
Spider — 2002
Eastern Promises — 2007
To Each His Own Cinema — 2007
A Dangerous Method — 2011
Cosmopolis — 2012
Maps to the Stars — 2014
Crimes of the Future — 2022
The Shrouds — 2024

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