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UNITED STATES · 1997

Gun

Robert Altman
New Hollywood gun violence criminal partnership carnival setting obsession with weapons outlaw couple
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Synopsis

Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.

Year1997
CountryUnited States
DirectorRobert Altman
MovementNew Hollywood
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