Johnny Got His Gun
1971 · Movie · PG · 112 min · ★ 7.5 · 69% critics
A young American soldier is left trapped inside his own mind after a World War I artillery blast, unable to connect with the world around him. As doctors and nurses care for his body, he drifts through memories, dreams, and fragments of his past, confronting what survival means when everything familiar is gone.
Based on Johnny Got His Gun
Also known as Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-08-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (416 votes)
About
If you want a harrowing, unforgettable anti-war drama focused on inner experience and despair, this may hit hard; Not for you if you dislike bleak, slow, fragmented storytelling or disturbing hospital-bound suffering like The Elephant Man.
Pros: powerful anti-war message; intense, haunting imagery; memorable, surreal moments | Cons: bleak, depressing tone; fragmented, non-linear story; uneven performances for some
Themes
- blindness and impaired vision
- experiment
- amputation
- world war i
- deaf-mute
- deaf
- infantry
- us army
- mute
- wounded
- existence
- anti war
Awards & recognition
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 1971
Cast & crew
Timothy Bottoms
as Joe Bonham
- KF
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
- SW
Sandy Brown Wyeth
as Lucky
Don 'Red' Barry
as Jody Simmons
Peter Brocco
as Ancient Prelate
- KC
Kendell Clarke
as Hospital Offical
Directed by Dalton Trumbo