The Right of the People
1986 · 1h 40m · Not Rated
Crime, TV Movie
Directed by
Jeffrey Bloom
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The Right of the People
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Jeffrey Bloom Director
- Michael Ontkean as Christopher Wells
- Jane Kaczmarek as Alicia
- Billy Dee Williams as Mike Trainor
- John Randolph as Hollander
- M. Emmet Walsh as Sindaco
- Jamie Smith-Jackson as Angela
- Janet Carroll as Marjorie
- Jeffrey Josephson as Styles
- Joanne Linville as Rosalind
- Scott Michael Wilson as Robbie Curtis
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