Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King.
129 min
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.
- Release date
- April 2, 1982
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Box office
- $68,851,475
Trailer
Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan
- James Earl Jones as Thulsa Doom
- Max von Sydow as King Osric
- Sandahl Bergman as Valeria
- Ben Davidson as Rexor
- Cassandra Gava as The Witch
- Gerry Lopez as Subotai
- Mako as The Wizard
- Mako as Narrator
- Valérie Quennessen as The Princess
- William Smith as Conan's Father
Crew
- John Milius · Director
- Robert E. Howard · Writer
- John Milius · Writer
- Oliver Stone · Writer
- Raffaella De Laurentiis · Producer
- Buzz Feitshans · Producer
- Basil Poledouris · Composer
- Duke Callaghan · Cinematographer
- Carroll Timothy O'Meara · Editor
- Ron Cobb · Production designer