Avenger (film)

For films named "The Avenger", see Avenger (disambiguation) § 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]

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 (2006-04-09)

Premise

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

Cast

• Sam Elliott as Calvin Dexter
• Timothy Hutton as Frank McBride
• James Cromwell as Paul Devereaux
• Antonio Lyons as Washington Lee

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]