Directed by:
Dalton TrumboCinematography:
Jules BrennerComposer:
Jerry FieldingCast:
Timothy Bottoms, Marsha Hunt, Dalton Trumbo, Jason Robards, David Soul, Donald Sutherland, Charles McGraw, Eduard Franz, Diane Varsi, Pepe Serna (more)Plots(1)
War has plunged Army soldier Joe Bonham (Timothy Bottoms) into an unending nightmare. Hit by an artillery shell in World War I, Joe has suffered injuries that have all but erased his humanity: he’s lost his sight, speech, hearing and sense of smell. But he still has the ability to think and remember, which, in the end, may be more a curse than a blessing. Trapped in his body, Joe realizes there’s only one way out of his misery: death. Can he get a sympathetic nurse to help him? Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo directed just one film in his career, Johnny Got His Gun. Trumbo’s 1971 adaptation of his 1939 novel has long been considered one of the most powerful anti-war movies ever produced. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Timothy Bottoms
USA
Best movies:
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) (video compilation)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Marsha Hunt
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Dalton Trumbo
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Trumbo (2015) - a.f.
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Jason Robards
USA
Best movies:
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) (video compilation)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Philadelphia (1993)
David Soul
USA
Best movies:
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Magnum Force (1973)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Donald Sutherland
Canada
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Lord of War (2005)
JFK (1991)
Charles McGraw
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Eduard Franz
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
White Feather (1955)
Diane Varsi
USA
Best movies:
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Ten North Frederick (1958)
Compulsion (1959)
Pepe Serna
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988) (series)
Don 'Red' Barry
USA
Best movies:
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Dead End (1937)
Peter Brocco
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Arthur Tovey
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Back to the Future (1985)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
William Mims
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Robert Easton
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Winston Churchill (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) - a.f.
A Bridge Too Far (1977) - a.f.
Woodrow Wilson (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Johnny Got His Gun (1971) - a.f.
For Me and My Gal (1942) - a.f.
Civilization (1916)
Philippe Pétain (a.f.)
France
Best movies:
Johnny Got His Gun (1971) - a.f.
Ben Hammer
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Sleepers (1996)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Ken Globus
USA
Best movies:
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
Rosebud (1975)