Dalton Trumbo's Johnny got his gun

DVD 2009

After a shell leaves his body mangled on the final day of World War I, young Joe Bonham lies trapped in a hospital bed. He is a fully conscious quadruple amputee who cannot speak, hear or see. He is left to wander within his own mind and goes between his harsh reality and memories of a happier life long gone. Delve into the mind of a man lost somewhere on the edges of sanity and insanity, life and death.

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ISBN:

9781603992602

Uniform Title:

Johnny got his gun (Motion picture)

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in
digital video
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated
MPAA rating: PG; mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements

Other Title:

Johnny got his gun

Notes:

Based on the novel by Dalton Trumbo
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971
Special features: "Dalton Trumbo: rebel in Hollywood" documentary (2006); new interview with Timothy Bottoms; music video "One" by Metallica; rare behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Timothy Bottoms and director of photography Jules Brenner; 1940 radio adaptation of Johnny got his gun starring James Cagney; "Johnny got his gun" article from American Cinematographer (1971); original theatrical trailer
Timothy Bottoms, Jason Robards, Kathy Fields, Donald Sutherland, Marsha Hunt, Diane Varsi
DVD, widescreen, NTSC
Closed-captioned
Winner, FFIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival, 1971 ; Winner, Grand Prize of the Jury, Cannes Film Festival, 1971

Contents:

Special features: Dalton Trumbo: rebel in Hollywood: the story behind Johnny got his gun (60 min.) (2006)
interview with Timothy Bottoms (12 min.)
rare behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Timothy Bottoms and director of photography Jules Brenner (8 min.)
radio adapation of Johnny got his gun starring James Cagney (30 min.) (1940)
American Cinematographer article (1971)
Metallica's music video "One" (8 min.)
original theatrical trailer (2 minutes)

Control Number:

3338271

UPC:

826663113129

Other Authors:

Arch Oboler Productions (Firm)
Bottoms, Timothy, 1949- actor
Brenner, Jules
Campbell, Bruce, producer
Dornisch, William P, film editor
Fielding, Jerry, 1922-1980, composer, conductor
Fields, Kathy, 1947- actor
Hunt, Marsha, 1917-2022, actor
Moore, Millie, film editor
Robards, Jason, actor
Roxbury Entertainment (Firm)
Shout! Factory (Firm)
Sutherland, Donald, 1935-2024, actor
Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976, screenwriter, director
Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976. Johnny got his gun
Varsi, Diane, actor

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