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Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

1954 · 110 min · EN · NR · 7.4 (495 votes)
Dir. Nicholas Ray · Starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Brady, Ward Bond, Ben Cooper · Music Victor Young

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

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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A fever dream of a Western, this film crackles with operatic melodrama. Intense stares and operatic dialogue fuel a simmering, passionate rivalry that feels both grand and deeply personal. It's a stylized, unforgettable clash.

melodramaticoperatictensepassionatestylizedsteadyclassic westernoperatic melodramastylized dialogueintense character dramarevengeidentitylovegreed
saloonsaloon owner
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