Johnny Guitar
Gun-Queen of the Arizona Frontier! And her kind of men!
Gun-Queen of the Arizona Frontier! And her kind of men!
Western
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1954
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On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.
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Details
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
26 May 1954
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Ray's film is not a romantic comedy, but a Western. Or is it?
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Let's put it down as a fiasco. Miss Crawford went thataway.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
One of those classic westerns that has maintained its status by reinventing itself every decade since its release in 1954.
– John Petrakis,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jul 2002
fresh:
For all its violence, this is a surpassingly tender, sensitive film, Ray's gentlest statement of his outsider theme.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000