Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

7.5/10 112 min War Drama

Overview

A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.

Cast

Timothy Bottoms

Joe Bonham

Marsha Hunt

Joe's Mother

Jason Robards

Joe's Father

Donald Sutherland

Christ

Charles McGraw

Mike Burkeman

Don 'Red' Barry

Jody Simmons

Peter Brocco

Ancient Prelate

Eric Christmas

Corporal Timlon

Eduard Franz

Col. / Gen. Tillery

Dalton Trumbo

Orator

Diane Varsi

Nurse #4

David Soul

Swede, World War I Soldier

Anthony Geary

Red, World War I Soldier

Maurice Dallimore

British Colonel

Robert Easton

Third Doctor

Recommendations

Sergeant York
King and Country
Paths of Glory
War Horse
Journey's End
The Big Red One
The Lost Battalion
The Young Lions
Overlord
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Operation Mincemeat
49th Parallel
Courage Under Fire
The Four Feathers
Hell Is for Heroes
Gettysburg
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Lifeboat
The Miracle Worker
Murphy's War