Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Conan the Barbarian is a film from 1982. It is catalogued under Adventure, Fantasy, Action. Its listed tagline is “Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King.”

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.

TMDB records an audience rating of 6.8/10 based on 2,931 votes.

Release date: March 16, 1982 · Runtime: 130 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $20,000,000 · Reported revenue: $68,851,475

Director: John Milius · Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan, James Earl Jones as Thulsa Doom, Sandahl Bergman as Valeria, Ben Davidson as Rexor, Cassandra Gava as The Witch

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Action