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Johnny Got His Gun
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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   3,744 votes
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Director:
Dalton Trumbo
Writers:
Dalton Trumbo (novel)
Dalton Trumbo (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 August 1972 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
The most shattering experience you'll ever live.
Plot:
Joe, a young American soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. He lies in a hospital bed in a fate worse than death... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
DVD: Review: Johnny Got His Gun
 (From The AV Club. 7 April 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)

Frigid Festival Presents Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 31 January 2009, 12:45 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Turned Me Into a Pacifist more
US TV Schedule:
Wed. July 1510:00 PMTCM   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Don 'Red' Barry ... Jody Simmons (as Donald Barry)

Timothy Bottoms ... Joe Bonham
Craig Bovia ... Little Guy
Peter Brocco ... Ancient Prelate
Judy Howard Chaikin ... Bakery Girl
Kendell Clarke ... Hospital Offical
Eric Christmas ... Corporal Timlon
Dalton Trumbo ... Orator (as Robert Cole)
Maurice Dallimore ... British Colonel

Robert Easton ... Third Doctor

Kathy Fields ... Kareen
Larry Fleischman ... Russ
Eduard Franz ... Col. / Gen. Tillery
Anthony Geary ... Redhead (as Tony Geary)
Ed Gilbert ... Priest (as Edmund Gilbert)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The scenes with Jesus Christ are written by Luis Buñuel. more
Quotes:
Joe: There's a game out there, and the stakes are high. And the guy who runs it figures the averages all day long and all night long. Once in a while he lets you steal a pot. But if you stay in the game long enough, you've got to lose. And once you've lost there's no way back, no way at all. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "House M.D.: Locked In (#5.19)" (2009) more

FAQ

What is the statistics shown on screen just before the end credits?
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85 out of 97 people found the following comment useful:-
Turned Me Into a Pacifist, 2 May 2005
10/10
Author: jdadmun from United States

I became an instant pacifist when I saw this movie at the age of 16. Prior to this, I had been a supporter of the war in Vietnam, and had fully intended to enlist when I was old enough. My father, a veteran of WW2 and Korea, took me to see this movie when it was first released, to help cure me of my delusion about the glory of war. He was very successful in that undertaking. While I haven't seen the movie in 34 years, I cannot deny it had a major influence on my life. I'll never forget the horror I felt in seeing that poor soldier trapped in his mind. I would strongly recommend telling anyone who is pro-war to see this movie. You may help turn on others to the horrors of war.

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