Conan the Barbarian
1982 · Movie · R · 130 min · ★ 6.8 · 56% critics
After his family is destroyed and he is forced into years of hard labor, a young survivor grows into a formidable fighter. Once free, he sets out on a dangerous quest for revenge, joining forces with two unlikely companions and taking on a powerful enemy tied to a royal rescue mission.
Based on Conan the Barbarian
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-03-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (2,801 votes)
- Box office
- $68,851,475
- Budget
- $20,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy grim, old-school fantasy adventures with a strong lead, rough violence, and a big sense of myth; Not for you if you want fast dialogue or deeply developed characters, though fans of Excalibur may appreciate the mood.
Pros: epic adventure; strong atmosphere; memorable score | Cons: thin characters; sparse dialogue; uneven pacing
Themes
- based on novel or book
- gladiator
- fight
- magic
- repayment
- mythology
- despot
- black magic
- warlord
- stone age
- thief
- barbarian
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Saturn Award — Best Actress
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actor · 1983 · nominated
Cast & crew
Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Conan
James Earl Jones
as Thulsa Doom
Max von Sydow
as King Osric
Sandahl Bergman
as Valeria
- BD
Ben Davidson
as Rexor
Cassandra Gava
as The Witch
Gerry Lopez
as Subotai
Mako
as The Wizard / Narrator
Valérie Quennessen
as The Princess
William Smith
as Conan's Father
Directed by John Milius