War ·Drama · United States of America · 1971 · 1h 52m

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun poster
Director
Dalton Trumbo
Cast
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 Charles McGraw as Mike Burkeman
Crew
Jules Brenner — Director of Photography Millie Moore — Editor Jerry Fielding — Original Music Composer Dalton Trumbo — Screenplay Luis Buñuel — Writer Dalton Trumbo — Novel
Tagline

The most shattering experience you'll ever live.

Synopsis

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

Trailer Johnny Got His Gun — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
blindness and impaired visionexperimentamputationworld war ideaf-mutedeafinfantryus armymutewoundedexistenceanti war
Key Collaborators
Dalton Trumbo Director Jules Brenner Director of Photography Millie Moore Editor Jerry Fielding Original Music Composer Dalton Trumbo Screenplay Luis Buñuel Writer Dalton Trumbo Novel Bruce Campbell Producer
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