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Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King.

19826.82h 10m

Overview

A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.

Directed by John Milius
Written by Edward Summer, John Milius, Oliver Stone
Produced by Raffaella De Laurentiis, Buzz Feitshans, Dino De Laurentiis
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $68.9M

Top Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Conan

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Thulsa Doom

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

King Osric

Sandahl Bergman

Sandahl Bergman

Valeria

Ben Davidson

Ben Davidson

Rexor

Cassandra Gava

Cassandra Gava

The Witch

Gerry Lopez

Gerry Lopez

Subotai

Mako

Mako

The Wizard / Narrator

Valérie Quennessen

Valérie Quennessen

The Princess

William Smith

William Smith

Conan's Father

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookgladiatorfightmagicrepaymentmythologydespotblack magicwarlordstone agethiefbarbarianwizardwarriorserpentaction herosword and sorcerymysticismgood versus evilirreverentgrandadmiring

About Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian is a adventure, fantasy, action film released in 1982 exploring themes of based on novel or book, gladiator, fight, magic, repayment, mythology. Directed by John Milius, it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow. A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.

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