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Conan the Barbarian

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Conan the Barbarian
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R,2hrs 9min
Genres:
Action,Sci-Fi
Released:
May 14, 1982
Director:
John Milius
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow  ...more
Synopsis: John Milius's jingoistic direction and pulpy screenplay fit perfectly into this film version of the Robert E. Howard fantasy story of the sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. Complementing Mulius's heavy metal production is Arnold Schwarzenegger's leaden acting, which in any other context would be deadly, but here (as in The Terminator) corresponds nicely with the whole sonorous project. The story begins when a horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the ... Full Synopsis
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Keith Phipps, AMG Review
If John Milius has a specialty as a director, it's making enjoyable films out of highly questionable material. In his directorial debut, Dillinger, he made the cold-blooded gangster an almost lovable figure without toning down the story's violence a bit. Here he uses Robert E. Howard's pulp hero to justify a militaristic worldview just a little to the left of a backwoods militia. Social Darwinism transported ... Full Review
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Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan the Barbarian.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan the Barbarian, 1976.
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