

Conan the Barbarian
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $68.9M
- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- gladiator
- fight
- magic
- repayment
- mythology
- despot
- black magic
- warlord
- stone age
- thief
- barbarian
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR14 May 1982
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical152 Apr 1982
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM16 Dec 1982
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical20 May 1982
BrazilBR
- Theatrical169 Jul 1982
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical5 Aug 1982
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical156 Aug 1982
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1620 Aug 1982
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP7 Apr 1982
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1625 Aug 1982
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1514 May 1982
Hong KongHK
- Theatrical16 Sept 1982
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Conan the Barbarian was released on 16 March 1982.
Audience reviews
2- T8/10
talisencrw
4/28/2016
Though definitely a guilty pleasure from the cheesy 80's of which I grew up, this is such outstandingly fun. It's so unique a cinematic experience, knowing what we know of Schwarzenegger's life and career the 34 years since, seeing him at this juncture, as he's just starting out. (No, I haven't seen 'Stay Hungry' yet.) Part of me always wishes he had simply stuck to these films (as well as the 'Terminator' series)…
- W8/10
Wuchak
8/24/2018
***"Sit here... SIT HERE"*** I was hugely disappointed by "Conan the Barbarian" (1982) when I first viewed it because it deviated too far from the blueprint established by creator Robert E. Howard. Yeah, they got many things right, but the things they got wrong ruined the film for me. Yet I’ve warmed up to it over time because one can’t deny the film’s merits. If you’re a fan of the books and the faithful comics, …
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