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Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

Johnny Got His Gun
111 min.
7.7
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Synopsis
A young American soldier, hit by a shell on the last day of the First World War, lies in a hospital bed, a quadruple amputee who has lost his eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious, and able to reason, and tries to communicate to his doctors his wish that he be put on show in a carnival as a demonstration of the horrors of war.
Genre
Drama I World War Disability Medical Independent Film (US) Cult Movie
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Year / Country:
/ United States United States
Original title:
Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun
Running time
111 min.
Screenwriter
Dalton Trumbo
Screenwriter, Novel
Music
Jerry Fielding
Composer
Cinematography
Jules Brenner
Producer
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#35
Best Movies of the '70s
Awards
1971: Cannes Film Festival: Grand Prize of the Jury, FIPRESCI
1971: Golden Globes: Nominated for Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Timothy Bottoms)
1971: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Drama Screenplay
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Critics' reviews 4

"Trumbo has taken the most difficult sort of material and handled it, strange to say, in a way that's not so much anti-war as pro-life (...) Rating: ★★★★ (sobre 4)"
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[Chicago Sun-Times]
"By immersing viewers in the horrors of one man’s suffering, it forces them to consider the implications of sending soldiers out to fight for a cause."
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