The Right of the People

1986 1h 40m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 3

TV MovieCrime

Synopsis

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The Second Amendment of the Constitution forms the basis of this drama that follows the crusade of a lawyer to allow citizens to carry handguns. He launched his fight after his wife and daughter were killed during a robbery.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael Ontkean
Christopher Wells
Jane Kaczmarek
Alicia
Billy Dee Williams
Mike Trainor
John Randolph
Hollander
M. Emmet Walsh
Sindaco
Jamie Smith-Jackson
Angela
Janet Carroll
Marjorie
Jeffrey Josephson
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeffrey Bloom
Writers: Jeffrey Bloom
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Leslie Dennis Bracken shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michael Ontkean and Jane Kaczmarek and Billy Dee Williams carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091857 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jeffrey Bloom directs. Leslie Dennis Bracken cuts. Produced in United States of America.

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Things worth knowing

140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Leslie Dennis Bracken shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Michael Ontkean and Jane Kaczmarek and Billy Dee Williams carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0091857 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.