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The Barbarians

The Barbarians

Warriors. Conquerors. Heroes.

19875.41h 27m

Overview

Orphaned brothers Kutchek and Gore are adopted by a tribe led by Canary the owner of a powerful jewel. The evil Kadar wants both Canary and the jewel. Attacking the tribe he kidnaps Canary but the stone eludes him. The brothers are taken to be trained as gladiators and years later have grown to be VERY big. They escape and set off on a quest to find the jewel and rescue Canary.

Directed by Ruggero Deodato
Written by James R. Silke
Produced by Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $800K

Top Cast

Peter Paul

Peter Paul

Kutchek

David Paul

David Paul

Gore

Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch

Kadar

Eva LaRue

Eva LaRue

Kara/Ismene

Virginia Bryant

Virginia Bryant

Canary

S

Sheeba Alahani

China

Michael Berryman

Michael Berryman

Dirtmaster

George Eastman

George Eastman

Jacko

Franco Pistoni

Franco Pistoni

Ibar

Raffaella Baracchi

Raffaella Baracchi

Allura

Themes & Keywords

dragonbarbariantwinsjewelsword and sorcery

About The Barbarians

The Barbarians is a adventure, fantasy, action film released in 1987 exploring themes of dragon, barbarian, twins, jewel, sword and sorcery. Directed by Ruggero Deodato, it stars Peter Paul, David Paul, Richard Lynch. Orphaned brothers Kutchek and Gore are adopted by a tribe led by Canary the owner of a powerful jewel. The evil Kadar wants both Canary and the jewel. Attacking the tribe he kidnaps Canary but the stone eludes him. The brothers are taken to be trained as gladiators and years later have grown to be VERY big. They escape and set off on a quest to find the jewel and rescue Canary.

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