Johnny Guitar
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This article is about the 1954 film. For the song, see Johnny Guitar (song). For other uses, see Johnny Guitar (disambiguation).
Johnny Guitar is a 1954 American Western film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Ernest Borgnine and Scott Brady. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The screenplay was adapted from a novel of the same name by Roy Chanslor.
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Directed by | Nicholas Ray |
Screenplay by | Philip Yordan Ben Maddow[1][2] |
Based on | Johnny Guitar by Roy Chanslor |
Produced by | Herbert J. Yates |
Starring | Joan Crawford Sterling Hayden Mercedes McCambridge Scott Brady Ernest Borgnine |
Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
Edited by | Richard L. Van Enger |
Music by | Peggy Lee Victor Young |
Color process | Trucolor |
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Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2.5 million (United States and Canadian rentals)[3] |
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In 2008, Johnny Guitar was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4][5]