Film record

A History of Violence

2005Feature film96 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · Germany
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · crime thriller film · thriller film · action film · detective film

Credits

Cinematography

Peter Suschitzky — Cinematography

Direction

David Cronenberg — Directing

Editing

Ronald Sanders — Editing

Music

Howard Shore — Music composition

Cast

Viggo Mortensen — Acting
Maria Bello — Acting
Ed Harris — Acting
William Hurt — Acting
Ashton Holmes — Acting
Stephen McHattie — Acting
Greg Bryk — Acting
Kyle Schmid — Acting
Ian Matthews — Acting
Aidan Devine — Acting
Peter MacNeill — Acting
R. D. Reid — Acting

Production

David Cronenberg — Production
Chris Bender — Production
Toby Emmerich — Production
Kent Alterman — Production
Josh Braun — Production

Writing

Josh Olson — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

InterCom

International
Verified
Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

Germany · Original release
16 May 2005Checked 16 Sep 2026
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