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1963 Certificate PG
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Strong-willed saloon-casino owner Vienna squares off against her nemesis, the shrieking Emma Small, who wrongly blames Vienna for her brother's death. Read more

Starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden
Director Nicholas Ray
Genres Action/Adventure

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Johnny Guitar

Strong-willed saloon-casino owner Vienna squares off against her nemesis, the shrieking Emma Small, who wrongly blames Vienna for her brother's death.

Starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden
Director Nicholas Ray
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Action/Adventure
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released Production year: 1963

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DVD: 18 Sep 2006
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    • 1 stars out of 4  

      Weird Freudian Western notable for a running catfight between its lady protagonists; the title character is decidedly secondary. Not exactly a good movie, but memorable because it's almost always over the top.

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      Gender and genre bender

      This movie was not well received in the US on first release, but was immediately taken up by Europeans - possibly because of the culture in the US of watching ... read more »

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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      A Good Western

      A good old fashioned cowboy. That's about the long and the short of it. It starts well, continues well, and ends as it should. A treat and a real pleasure ... read more »

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      Oh my...

      I can't say this is a film I would normally choose to watch, but as it's part of my Film Studies course I thought I better. My tutor had warned the ... read more »

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