Johnny Guitar
1954 · Movie · NR · 110 min · ★ 7.4 · 89% critics
On the outskirts of a western town, a tough saloon owner becomes the target of local anger after a violent incident raises suspicions. With her former lover back in town and tensions growing between outcasts, ranchers, and frightened townspeople, she must stand her ground against a forceful rival pushing for revenge.
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Details
- Years
- 1954
- Release date
- 1954-05-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (474 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intense, unusual westerns with strong-willed women and a cult edge; Not for you if you want a straightforward, quietly realistic story, or if the heightened style of Rebel Without a Cause turns you off.
Pros: bold central performances; vivid color; unusual western twist | Cons: melodramatic tone; overripe dialogue; uneven camp
Themes
- saloon
- saloon owner
Cast & crew
Joan Crawford
as Vienna
Sterling Hayden
as Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
Mercedes McCambridge
as Emma Small
Scott Brady
as Dancin' Kid
Ward Bond
as John McIvers
Ben Cooper
as Turkey Ralston
Ernest Borgnine
as Bart Lonergan
John Carradine
as Old Tom
Royal Dano
as Corey
Frank Ferguson
as Marshal Williams
Directed by Nicholas Ray