Johnny Got His Gun

The film takes place in the mind of a quadruple amputee.

Johnny got his gun. The story of a young american soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the first world war. Trapped in what s left of his body he desperately looks for a way to end his life. The novel won one of the early national book awards. Johnny got his gun dalton trumbo 1905 1976 johnny got his gun is a novel written in 1938 by american novelist and screenwriter dalton trumbo and published september 1939 by j.

Johnny got his gun full of horror and hurt will be a terrific and vivid experience for anyone who reads it boston herald it is hard to imagine a more persuasive argument for staying out of war than this smooth savage brilliant tale. A filmed live theater performance starring ben mckenzie of the off broadway stage monologue adapted from dalton trumbo s classic anti war novel. A 1971 film adaptation was written for the screen and directed by trumbo himself. The most original book of 1939.

Directed by rowan joseph. With matty ferraro rowan joseph meredith kendall ben mckenzie. The novel is commonly viewed as one that promotes anti war ideals but when read deeper it can be seen that trumbo s opinions of war shed light on humanity as a whole and not just on the horrible. In this tragic dark anti war satire a patriotic young american in ww1 is rendered blind deaf limbless and mute by a horrific artillery shell attack.

Johnny got his gun was the only film directed by oscar winning screenwriter dalton trumbo best known today for being infamously blacklisted during the mccarthy era. Johnny got his gun is an anti war novel written in 1938 by american novelist and later blacklisted screenwriter dalton trumbo and published in september 1939 by j. Johnny was adapted from his. Johnny got his gun is a 1971 american drama anti war film written and directed by dalton trumbo based on his 1939 novel of the same name and starring timothy bottoms kathy fields marsha hunt jason robards donald sutherland and diane varsi.