Synopsis
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.
Key facts
Cast
Kathy Fields, Jason Robards, Marsha Hunt, Diane Varsi, Timothy Bottoms, Charles McGraw, Donald Sutherland, Sandy Brown Wyeth
Original language
English
First release
August 4, 1971 (United States)
Based on
Johnny Got His Gun
Awards
Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
Crew
Screenplay
Dalton Trumbo, Luis Buñuel
Producer
Bruce Campbell
Cinematography
Jules Brenner
Editing
Millie Moore, Willie Moore, William P. Dornish
Music
Jerry Fielding
Québec / French
Québec classification
13 years and over
Classification date
September 4, 2018
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | Johnny Got His Gun | English |
| Québec French title | Johnny s'en va t'en guerre |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | August 4, 1971 |
| Theatrical | Canada | September 30, 1971 |
| Theatrical | France | March 1, 1972 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | August 14, 1972 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | September 21, 1972 |
| Television | Germany | March 11, 1973 |
| Theatrical | Japan | April 7, 1973 |
| Theatrical | Spain | October 31, 1973 |
| Theatrical | Finland | November 16, 1973 |
| Theatrical | Greece | November 23, 1973 |
| Theatrical | Poland | September 23, 1974 |
| Theatrical | Italy | April 17, 1975 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | July 11, 1975 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | September 30, 1975 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | August 30, 1981 |
| Theatrical | France | February 21, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Greece | August 31, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Germany | February 27, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Australia | June 4, 2004 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United States | PG |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) | ||
| Home video | Australia | May 18, 2004 |
| Home video | Germany | September 22, 2006 |
Full credits
| Director | Dalton Trumbo |
| Cast | Kathy Fields, Jason Robards, Marsha Hunt, Diane Varsi, Timothy Bottoms, Charles McGraw (Mike Burkeman), Donald Sutherland, Sandy Brown Wyeth (Lucky), Don 'Red' Barry (Jody Simmons), Peter Brocco (Ancient Prelate), Kendell Clarke (Hospital Offical), Eric Christmas (Corporal Timlon), Eduard Franz (Col. / Gen. Tillery), Craig Bovia (Little Guy), Judy Howard Chaikin (Bakery Girl), Dalton Trumbo (Orator), David Soul (Swede, World War I Soldier / Swede), Anthony Geary (Red, World War I Soldier / Redhead), Maurice Dallimore (British Colonel), Robert Easton (Third Doctor), Larry Fleischman (Russ), Ed Gilbert (Priest), Ben Hammer (Second Doctor), Milton Barnes (First Reader), Wayne Heffley (Captain), Lynn Hanratty (Elisabeth Age 6), Ernestine Johnston (Farm Woman), Joseph Kaufmann (Rudy), Mike Lee (Bill Harper), Kerry MacLane (Joe Age 10), William Mims (Gentleman), Byron Morrow (Brigadier General), Alice Nunn (Third Nurse), Marge Redmond (First Nurse), Jodean Lawrence (Second Nurse), Peter Virgo Jr. (Attendant), Gigi Vorgan (Catherine Age 13), Jeffrey Walker (Fifth Guy), Bruce Watson (Technician), Winston Churchill (Self - Opening Credits (archive footage) (uncredited)), Xus Estruch ((uncredited)), Ken Globus (Waiter (uncredited)), Bob Harks (Waiter (uncredited)), Monty O'Grady (Churchgoer (uncredited)), Margaret Pellegrini ((uncredited)), Philippe Pétain (Self - Opening Credits (archive footage) (uncredited)), Pepe Serna (Jose (uncredited)), Arthur Tovey (Churchgoer (uncredited)), Tom Tryon ((uncredited)), Czar Nicholas II of Russia (Self - Opening Credits (archive footage) (uncredited)), Tsarina Alexandra (Self - Opening Credits (archive footage) (uncredited)), Etienne Veazie (Black Youth (uncredited)), Cynthia Wilson (Catherine Age 7 (uncredited)), Woodrow Wilson (Self - Opening Credits (archive footage) (uncredited)), Jerry Zinneman (Dead Bavarian (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Dalton Trumbo, Luis Buñuel |
| Producer | Bruce Campbell |
| Executive producer | Tom Tryon |
| Cinematography | Jules Brenner |
| Editing | Millie Moore, Willie Moore, William P. Dornish |
| Music | Jerry Fielding |
| Visual effects | Dick Williams |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
