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A Gun for George

A Gun for George

They wanted mercy. He didn't.

2011 · 17 min · ★ 7.3 · Comedy, Crime

Author Terry Finch struggles to find an outlet that will stock or reprint his violent pulp crime series "The Reprisalizer"

Directed by Matthew Holness · Written by Matthew Holness

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