# Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

> A catastrophically wounded World War I soldier searches for human connection inside an almost completely immobilized body.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9879

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: War, Drama
- Director: Dalton Trumbo
- Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, Charles McGraw, Sandy Brown Wyeth, Don 'Red' Barry
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067277/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, bleak, intimate, serious film discussion, anti-war cinema study

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of the human spirit trapped in a body that no longer functions.

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