Johnny Got His Gun

Name: Johnny Got His Gun
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1971-08-04
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland

1971·Movie·PG·112 min·★ 7.5(417)

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“The most shattering experience you'll ever live.”

A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.

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About Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun is a 1971 English-language war and drama film directed by Dalton Trumbo. The cast is led by Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt. It has a runtime of 1h 52m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Johnny Got His Gun was produced by World Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on August 4, 1971, and carries a PG certification.

Director: Dalton Trumbo
Writers: Dalton Trumbo, Luis Buñuel
Release date: August 4, 1971
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $1 million
Production: World Entertainment

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Johnny Got His Gun cast & crew

Johnny Got His Gun was directed by Dalton Trumbo and written by Dalton Trumbo and Luis Buñuel.

The cast features Timothy Bottoms as Joe Bonham, Kathy Fields as Kareen, Marsha Hunt as Joe's Mother, Jason Robards as Joe's Father, Donald Sutherland as Christ, and Charles McGraw as Mike Burkeman.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jerry Fielding, cinematography is by Jules Brenner, and it was produced by Bruce Campbell and Tom Tryon.

Is Johnny Got His Gun worth watching?

Johnny Got His Gun holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 417 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed war films.

At 1h 52m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy war and drama, Johnny Got His Gun is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Johnny Got His Gun

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