Johnny Guitar
“Gun-Queen of the Arizona Frontier! And her kind of men!”
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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Cast
30 people
Joan Crawford
Vienna
Known for
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Mildred Pierce
Sterling Hayden
Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The Killing
Mercedes McCambridge
Emma Small
Known for
Giant
Suddenly, Last Summer
Scott Brady
Dancin' Kid
Known for
Gremlins
The China Syndrome
Ward Bond
John McIvers
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Searchers
Ben Cooper
Turkey Ralston
Known for
The Rose Tattoo
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Ernest Borgnine
Bart Lonergan
Known for
Escape from New York
Jesus of Nazareth
John Carradine
Old Tom
Known for
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
The Grapes of Wrath
Royal Dano
Corey
Known for
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
House II: The Second Story
Frank Ferguson
Marshal Williams
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Caught
Paul Fix
Eddie
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Zabriskie Point
Rhys Williams
Mr. Andrews
Known for
The Spiral Staircase
The Bells of St. Mary's
Nicholas Ray Director · Philip Yordan Screenplay Ben Maddow Writer
Worldwide gross $2.5M · United States release May 26, 1954 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,500,000
Production
Republic Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 5, 1954
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · May 26, 1954
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
August 23, 1954 · Theatrical
March 8, 1958 · TV · Scranton, Pennsylvania (Black and White Version)
Austria
November 1, 1954 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 18, 1955 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 18, 1954 · Theatrical · São Paulo, IMS Paulista (4K Restored Version)
Denmark
April 18, 1955 · Theatrical
France
November 10, 1954 · Theatrical
February 11, 1955 · Theatrical · Paris
February 14, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
August 20, 1954 · Theatrical · West Germany
Netherlands
November 8, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 28, 1955 · Theatrical
August 7, 1968 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 15, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 31, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Lisboa, Cinemateca Portuguesa
Sweden
May 26, 1954 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 3, 1954 · Theatrical
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