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Johnny Got His Gun

Movie · 1971 · 111 min

A harrowing, claustrophobic plunge into a trapped mind, blending memory and nightmare into an unforgettable anti-war cry.

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1971 film by Dalton Trumbo
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Year
1971
Runtime
111 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • isolation
  • survival
  • death
  • trauma
Places
  • hospital
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness10
Complexity7
Emotional weight10

Details

Genres
drama, war, biographical
Directed by
Dalton Trumbo
Written by
Luis Buñuel, Dalton Trumbo
Starring
Donald Sutherland, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, David Soul, Diane Varsi, Timothy Bottoms, Eduard Franz, Charles McGraw
Music
Jerry Fielding
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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