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Johnny Guitar
Directed by Nicholas Ray
1954•1h 50m•NR•★ 7.5
Drama / Romance / Western
Synopsis
A fiercely independent saloon owner in the Arizona territory stands her ground against a lynch mob led by an envious, puritanical rival, supported by an old flame who refuses to carry a gun. Nicholas Ray's delirious, operatic, proto-feminist Western.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorNicholas Ray
WriterPhilip YordanNicholas RayBen Maddow
CinematographyHarry Stradling Sr.
MusicVictor Young
Principal Cast
Joan CrawfordVienna
Sterling HaydenJohnny 'Guitar' Logan
Mercedes McCambridgeEmma Small
Scott BradyDancin' Kid
Ward BondJohn McIvers
Ben CooperTurkey Ralston
Ernest BorgnineBart Lonergan
John CarradineOld Tom
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Runtime1h 50m (110 mins)
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DirectorNicholas Ray
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioRepublic Pictures
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