Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun


1h 17m 2008

Brief Synopsis

Explores the interplay between science, medicine, religion and politics through the character of Joe Bonham, a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War. As a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose and mouth, he lies in a hospital bed b

Film Details

Also Known As
Johnny Got His Gun
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Medical
Political
War
Release Date
2008
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 17m

Synopsis

Explores the interplay between science, medicine, religion and politics through the character of Joe Bonham, a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War. As a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose and mouth, he lies in a hospital bed but remains conscious and able to reason, all the while struggling to communicate with the outside world.

Film Details

Also Known As
Johnny Got His Gun
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Medical
Political
War
Release Date
2008
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 17m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 26, 2008

Released in United States November 14, 2008

Released in United States October 10, 2008

Released in United States October 24, 2008

Based on the 1982 Off-Broadway play "Johnny Got His Gun" adapted for the stage by Bradley Rand Smith, which is based on the eponymous novel by Dalton Trumbo and published by J. B. Lippincott Company in 1939.

Released in United States Fall September 26, 2008

Released in United States October 10, 2008 (Berkeley)

Released in United States October 24, 2008 (New York City)

Released in United States November 14, 2008 (Los Angeles)