Johnny Got His Gun (film)
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| Johnny Got His Gun | |
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| Directed by | Dalton Trumbo |
| Produced by | Bruce Campbell |
| Written by | Dalton Trumbo |
| Starring | Timothy Bottoms Jason Robards Donald Sutherland Diane Varsi Kathy Fields |
| Music by | Jerry Fielding |
| Cinematography | Jules Brenner |
| Distributed by | Cinemation Industries |
| Release date(s) | 1971 |
| Running time | 111 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
Johnny Got His Gun is a 1971 anti-war film based on the novel of the same name written and directed by Dalton Trumbo and starring Timothy Bottoms, Jason Robards, and Donald Sutherland.
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[edit] Synopsis
A young American soldier, hit by a shell on the last day of World War I, lies in a hospital bed. He is a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious and able to reason, however, and tries to communicate to his doctors, via morse code, his wish that he be allowed to die, or put in a circus freak show as a demonstration of the horrors of war. In the end, however, he realizes that the Army will grant neither wish, and will simply leave him in a state of living death.
As he drifts between reality and fantasy, he remembers his old life with his family and girlfriend and dreams about what his life might have been. He also forms a bond, of sorts, with a young nurse who senses his plight.
[edit] Distribution
Presently, the metal band Metallica owns rights to the film. The band purchased the rights in order to use scenes from the movie in their video for One.[citation needed]
[edit] In popular culture
The music video for Metallica's 1988 song "One" included many clips and dialogue from the film. After much effort to attempt to gain rights to the film's clips, Metallica bought the entire film outright to use the clips.
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| Preceded by Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion |
Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, Cannes 1970 tied with Taking Off |
Succeeded by Solaris |
