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A Gun in the House (1981) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 100 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Ivan Nagy
- Starring
- Sally Struthers, Jeffrey Tambor, Millie Perkins, Dick Anthony Williams, Max Showalter, Julianna McCarthy
When a woman fires a handgun to stop a burglar assaulting her inside her home, the district attorney aggressively pursues her, determined to make an example of the case. The film follows her legal battle and explores the ferocity of a woman's revenge against a system that refuses to see her act as self‑defense.
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