Johnny Guitar
Turkish title: Dişi Kartal
“Gun-Queen of the Arizona Frontier! And her kind of men!”
1954 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by 
Nicholas Ray
Nicholas RayCast
Joan Crawford 
Sterling Hayden 
Mercedes McCambridge
Credits
Written by: 
Philip Yordan
Plot
In a western town, two women, a saloon owner and a vengeful rancher, are locked in a feud, and a former gunman arrives.
Sinekatalog’s take
Nicholas Ray's hothouse western pits Joan Crawford against Mercedes McCambridge in a fierce feud. Strange, colourful and theatrical, it is a cult masterpiece with a feminist edge.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (21,894 votes)
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