Gatling Gun

Gatling Gun

1968 · 90 min · ★ 5.1 · Action, History, Western

This dramatization of the origin of Dr. Gatling's self-named invention stands tall in the annals of the Old West. As cavalry transported the high-tech gun across the dangerous frontier, it blasted its way into history to become the predecessor to the modern-day machine gun.

Directed by Paolo Bianchini · Written by Claudio Failoni

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