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Johnny Got His Gun is an anti-war novel written in 1938 by American novelist Dalton Trumbo and published in September 1939 by J. B. Lippincott. [1] The novel won one of the early National Book Awards: the Most Original Book of 1939. [2] A 1971 film adaptation was written and directed by Trumbo.
Johnny Got His Gun is a 1971 American independent epic anti-war film written and directed by Dalton Trumbo, in his directorial debut, based on his 1938 novel of the same name. The film stars Timothy Bottoms , Kathy Fields , Marsha Hunt , Jason Robards , Donald Sutherland and Diane Varsi .
Aug 4, 1971 · A 1971 drama based on a novel by Dalton Trumbo, a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter who also directed the movie. It depicts the horrific fate of a World War I soldier who loses all his senses and limbs in a shell attack.
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- Drama, War
- Dalton Trumbo
- 1971-08-04
Roger Ebert praises Dalton Trumbo's adaptation of his own novel, which tells the story of a World War I soldier who loses his limbs and face in a shell blast. He admires the film's humanity, realism and lack of ideology, and contrasts it with other anti-war films.
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.
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- Dalton Trumbo
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- Timothy Bottoms
Published in 1939, Johnny Got His Gun is about a WWI soldier who wakes in a hospital and is forced to come to terms with his horrific injuries. The book is heavy, claustrophobic, disturbing, joyous at times, manic at others, and all-around soul crushing.
Jan 2, 2024 · Johnny Got His Gun is a 1971 American independent epic anti-war film written and directed by Dalton Trumbo, in his directorial debut, based on his 1938 novel of the same...
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