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Gunan, King of the Barbarians

Gunan, King of the Barbarians

19825.01h 27m

Overview

The peaceful countryside village of Solmen is savagely assaulted by wild Ungats led by bloodthirsty Magen. In the midst of battle, two baby boys are miraculously saved by a tribe of Amazon warriors known as the Kuniats. The warriors nurture and train the boys for future struggles. The stronger of the two is named , Gunan The Invincible. It is up to Gunan to avenge the annihilation of his people. Gunan stages a spectacular one man war of vengeance against his enemy the Ungats, but they prove to be a formidable enemy, and much bloodshed ensues.

Directed by Franco Prosperi
Written by Piero Regnoli
Produced by Pino Buricchi
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Top Cast

Pietro Torrisi

Pietro Torrisi

Zukahn / Gunan (as Peter Mc Coy)

Malisa Longo

Malisa Longo

Marga (as Melisa Lang)

Emilio Messina

Emilio Messina

Nuriak (as Emil Messina)

Rita Silva

Rita Silva

Queen of Kuniat

Fortunato Arena

Fortunato Arena

Mevian (as Lucky Aras)

Sabrina Siani

Sabrina Siani

Lenni

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Nameless (as John Richmond)

Alba Maiolini

Alba Maiolini

Midwife (as Alba Lines)

Artemio Antonini

Artemio Antonini

Nuriak Henchman (uncredited)

Bruno Di Luia

Bruno Di Luia

Nuriak's Man (uncredited)

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Themes & Keywords

barbarianpeplumamazon tribesword and sorcery

About Gunan, King of the Barbarians

Gunan, King of the Barbarians is a action, adventure film released in 1982 exploring themes of barbarian, peplum, amazon tribe, sword and sorcery. Directed by Franco Prosperi, it stars Pietro Torrisi, Malisa Longo, Emilio Messina. The peaceful countryside village of Solmen is savagely assaulted by wild Ungats led by bloodthirsty Magen. In the midst of battle, two baby boys are miraculously saved by a tribe of Amazon warriors known as the Kuniats. The warriors nurture and train the boys for future struggles. The stronger of the two is named , Gunan The Invincible. It is up to Gunan to avenge the annihilation of his people. Gunan stages a spectacular one man war of vengeance against his enemy the Ungats, but they prove to be a formidable enemy, and much bloodshed ensues.

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