Johnny Got His Gun
The most shattering experience you'll ever live.
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.
- Director
- Dalton Trumbo
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
Who's in it
Cast
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30 billed performers
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Aug 4, 1971
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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