Conan the Barbarian (1982)
“Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King.”
Movie19822h 10mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 2,931 ratings.
Movie review: Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian is a film from 1982. It is catalogued under Adventure, Fantasy, Action. Its listed tagline is “Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King.”
Story
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.8/10 based on 2,931 votes.
Production
Release date: March 16, 1982 · Runtime: 130 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $20,000,000 · Reported revenue: $68,851,475
Official trailer
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger
James Earl Jones
Sandahl Bergman
Ben Davidson
Cassandra Gava
Gerry Lopez
Mako
Valérie Quennessen
William Smith
Max von Sydow
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