After a shell leaves his body mangled on the final day of World War I, young Joe Bonham lies trapped in a hospital bed.
A young American soldier (Timothy Bottoms) is wounded by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. He lies in a hospital bed as a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious and able to think, thereby reliving his life through strange dreams, memories and conversations with Jesus (Donald Sutherland), unable to distinguish whether he is awake or dreaming. Dalton Trumbo, author of the famous 1930s antiwar book “Johnny Got His Gun” wrote and directed this film adaptation.
“Long… considered one of the most powerful anti-war movies ever produced. Ironically, though, there’s very little war in it… this is a smart, disturbing, and somber film that stands out in a genre.” – Sam Graham
Starring Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, Charles McGraw.
Rated PG