Johnny Guitar (1954)
Genre: Westerns
Starring: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Ernest Borgnine, Scott Brady
DVD Info
Release:
Apr 4, 1995
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Reviews
It's about time it was acclaimed for it what it really is: a genuine western film classic.
Ray's film is not a romantic comedy, but a Western. Or is it?
For all its slightly tatty sets and off-the-mark decor, the film abounds in wonderful lines and acting that doesn't betray them.
Compelling, confounding and at times verging on the downright camp, this picture takes a slow- burning but startlingly vivid look at humanity in the outlands.
Joan Crawford as a gunslinger. Some of the best unintentionally funny dialogue ever.
One of those classic westerns that has maintained its status by reinventing itself every decade since its release in 1954.
For all its violence, this is a surpassingly tender, sensitive film, Ray's gentlest statement of his outsider theme.


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