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Release Date:
27 May 1954 (USA)
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Tagline:
Gun-Queen of the Arizona Frontier ! . . . and her kind of men !!!
Plot:
Vienna has built a saloon outside of town, and she hopes to build her own town once the railroad is put through...
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Saloon
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Stagecoach
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Guitar
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Cult Favorite
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Arizona
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Awards:
1 win
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(4 articles)
Topics/Questions/Exercises Of The Week—23 October 2009
(From The Auteurs. 23 October 2009, 10:03 AM, PDT)
...and they all lived linkily ever after
(From FilmExperience. 3 January 2009, 8:40 AM, PST)
(From The Auteurs. 23 October 2009, 10:03 AM, PDT)
...and they all lived linkily ever after
(From FilmExperience. 3 January 2009, 8:40 AM, PST)
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From humble Republic, a remarkable western.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Joan Crawford | ... | Vienna |
 | Sterling Hayden | ... | Johnny 'Guitar' Logan |
| Mercedes McCambridge | ... | Emma Small |
| Scott Brady | ... | Dancin' Kid |
| Ward Bond | ... | John McIvers |
| Ben Cooper | ... | Turkey Ralston |
 | Ernest Borgnine | ... | Bart Lonergan |
| John Carradine | ... | Old Tom |
| Royal Dano | ... | Corey |
| Frank Ferguson | ... | Marshal Williams |
| Paul Fix | ... | Eddie |
 | Rhys Williams | ... | Mr. Andrews |
| Ian MacDonald | ... | Pete |
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Runtime:
110 min | West Germany:104 min (cut version)
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Color:
Color (Trucolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Iceland:12 |
West Germany:12 (nf) (cut version) |
West Germany:16 (nf) (original rating) |
Norway:16 |
Australia:PG |
Argentina:16 |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:Approved (certificate #15815) |
Canada:PG
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Although Philip Yordan is credited as a screenwriter on the film, his contribution to the screenplay actually was written by Ben Maddow, whom Yordan fronted for, splitting the fee with the black-listed writer.
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Goofs:
Continuity: In the beginning of the film, when Johnny Guitar passes by the miners riding, his shadow is projected to his left side. In the next shot it is projected to his right side.
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Quotes:
Johnny:
How many men have you forgotten?
Vienna: As many women as you've remembered.
Johnny: Don't go away.
Vienna: I haven't moved.
Johnny: Tell me something nice.
Vienna: Sure, what do you want to hear?
Johnny: Lie to me. Tell me all these years you've waited. Tell me.
Vienna: [without feeling] All those years I've waited.
Johnny: Tell me you'd a-died if I hadn't come back.
Vienna: [without feeling] I woulda died if you hadn't come back.
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Vienna: As many women as you've remembered.
Johnny: Don't go away.
Vienna: I haven't moved.
Johnny: Tell me something nice.
Vienna: Sure, what do you want to hear?
Johnny: Lie to me. Tell me all these years you've waited. Tell me.
Vienna: [without feeling] All those years I've waited.
Johnny: Tell me you'd a-died if I hadn't come back.
Vienna: [without feeling] I woulda died if you hadn't come back.
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Soundtrack:
Johnny Guitar
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When Johnny Guitar opened in Brazil probably in 1955, it was released through a big chain of movie theaters and I remember it being quite successful at the box office, no doubt also helped by the song that was a huge hit. Except for a few critics, most people took it just as a good western with no second thoughts. But there was more to it, "as François Truffaut wrote in his review when it was first shown in France "Never trust in appearances. Beauty and profundity are not always found in the "obvious" traditional places; a Trucolor Western from humble Republic can throb with the passion of "l'amour fou" or whisper with an evening delicacy."" (from "The Western" by Phil Hardy, page232). Seeing it recently I was impressed with the fast pace of the film, the great dialogs, the unusual settings, the incredibly strong presence of Joan Crawford, the hysterical character played by Mercedes McCambridge. Nicholas Ray was a creative director and his great achievement in this film was to take the story seriously, and not try to make a satire.