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Johnny Got His Gun • The Next Reel
“How can you tell what’s a dream or what’s real when you can’t even tell when you’re awake or when you’re asleep?”
Dalton Trumbo's Controversial Anti-War Classic
In 1971, blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo adapted his own 1939 anti-war novel Johnny Got His Gun for the big screen. The film marked Trumbo's directorial debut and only feature film as director. Set during World War I, the story follows a young American soldier who becomes a quadruple amputee after being hit by an artillery shell. Trumbo's powerful critique of war and its devastating effects on soldiers resonated strongly in…
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