Machinegunner

Machinegunner

1976 · 80 min · ★ 6.0 · Thriller, Crime, TV Movie

A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector) turns amateur sleuth, but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.

Directed by Patrick Dromgoole · Written by Bob Baker

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