Johnny Got His Gun

1971 film by Dalton Trumbo
Movie film Q84220
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Summary

Johnny Got His Gun is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,214 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3]
  • Director: Dalton Trumbo[4]
  • Screenwriter: Dalton Trumbo[5], Luis Buñuel[6]
  • Composer: Jerry Fielding[7]
  • Genre: war film[8], drama film[9], biographical film[10]
  • Based on: Johnny Got His Gun[11]
  • Cast member: Timothy Bottoms[12], Jason Robards[13], Donald Sutherland[14], Diane Varsi[15], Marsha Hunt[16], Eric Christmas[17], Charles McGraw[18], David Soul[19], Don "Red" Barry[20], Eduard Franz[21], Peter Brocco[22]
  • Depicts: no man's land[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[25]
  • Review score: 6.7/10[26], 67%[27], 41/100[28]
  • Color: color[29], black-and-white[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1971[32]
  • Distributed by: Cinemation Industries[33], Netflix[34]
  • Narrative location: France[35], United States[36]
  • Main subject: trench warfare[37], World War I[38]
  • Title: Johnny Got His Gun[39]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[40]
  • After a work by: Dalton Trumbo[41]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[42]
  • Duration: 111[43]
  • Set in period: World War I[44], 20th century[45], 1910s[46]
  • EIRIN film rating: G[47]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[48]

Why It Matters

Johnny Got His Gun has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did Johnny Got His Gun receive?

Honors received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative location → France, United States
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 67277
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  3. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → trench warfare, World War I
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  4. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War I, 20th century, 1910s
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  5. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 56227
    Set in period → World War I, 20th century, 1910s
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  6. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts → no man's land
    Set in period → World War I, 20th century, 1910s
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  7. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → trench warfare, World War I
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  8. 10w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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