Johnny Guitar

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.

Johnny Guitar
Directed byNicholas Ray
Screenplay byPhilip Yordan
Ben Maddow
Based onJohnny Guitar
by Roy Chanslor
Produced byHerbert J. Yates
StarringJoan Crawford
Sterling Hayden
Mercedes McCambridge
Scott Brady
Ernest Borgnine
CinematographyHarry Stradling
Edited byRichard L. Van Enger
Music byPeggy Lee
Victor Young
Color processTrucolor
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • May 5, 1954 (1954-05-05)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.5 million (United States and Canadian rentals)

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".

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