Johnny Guitar

"Gun-Queen of the Arizona Frontier! And her kind of men!"

Aug 23 1954 Approved 1h 50m
Drama, Western

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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Plot

Vienna has built a saloon outside of town, and she hopes to build her own town once the railroad is put through, but the townsfolk want her gone. When four men hold up a stagecoach and kill a man the town officials, led by Emma Small, come to the saloon to grab four of Vienna's friends, the Dancin' Kid and his men. Vienna stands strong against them, and is aided by the presence of an old acquaintance of hers, Johnny Guitar, who is not what he seems.

Written by

Philip Yordan, Roy Chanslor, Nicholas Ray

Directed by

Nicholas Ray

Cast

Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
Johnny Guitar - Trailer
Featurettes
Martin Scorsese introduces Johnny Guitar (USA, 1954) dir. Nicholas Ray
Michael Lehmann on JOHNNY GUITAR
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# of Votes
20,589
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
83
Popularity
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