The Gun (1974)

Directed by

John Badham

Genre

thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

8.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is about a gun that passes between different people, each time leading to violent or tragic outcomes. It shows how the weapon changes hands and affects the lives it touches.

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What happens

The Gun is a 1974 American thriller drama television film. The film stars David Huffman, Ron Thompson, Richard Bright, Pepe Serna, Lee de Broux, Stephen Elliott, Michael McGuire and John Sylvester White. It was written for television by Jay Benson, Richard Levinson, William Link and directed by John Badham. It aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on November 13, 1974. The Gun was inspiration for the song "Golden Ring", recorded by George Jones and Tammy Wynette in 1976. The song would reach number-one on the Billboard Country Singles chart later that year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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