The Gunrunner (film)

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The Gunrunner
Directed byNardo Castillo
Written byArnie Gelbart
Produced by Richard Sadler
Robert J Langevin
Starring Kevin Costner
Sara Botsford
Paul Soles
Gerard Parkes
Ron Lea
Mitch Martin
Cinematography Alain Dostie
Edited byDiane Fingado
André Corriveau
Music byRex Taylor-Smith
Jean Sauvageau
Distributed by New World Pictures
Release date
  • January 1, 1983 (1983-01-01) [1]
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Gunrunner is a Canadian crime drama film directed by Nardo Castillo and starring Kevin Costner. [2]

Contents

Cast

Reception

William Thomas of Empire awarded the film two stars out of five. [1] Leonard Maltin gave it one and a half stars. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Thomas, William (1 January 2000). "The Gunrunner Review". Empire . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. "The Gunrunner (1989) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. Maltin, Leonard; Sader, Luke; Clark, Mike (2008). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9780452289789.page 566