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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.

19711h 52mPGWar, Drama

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About Johnny Got His Gun

Directors
Dalton Trumbo
Cast
Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, Charles McGraw
Genres
War, Drama
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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