Conan The Barbarian
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Universal Studios  (1982) 129 mins R

6.7 (30,978 votes)
The Warrior Gladiator King.

Through the history of mankind, the times that are most recorded in mythology and song are those of the great deeds and fantastic adventures. Such a time was the Hyborean Age. Such a tale is the story of "Conan The Barbarian."

Cimmeran Conan is captured as a child after his parents' savage murder by raiding Vanir led by Thulsa Doom, head also of the snake-cult of Set. Fifteen years of agony, first chained to the Wheel OF Pain grinding grain and then enslaved as a pit fighter, forge a magnificent body and indominitable spirit. Freed miraculously one day by his owner, Conan, with his companions Suboti the Mongol and Valeria, Queen of Thieves, sets forth upon his quest to learn "the riddle of steel" which, his father has prophesied, will confer ultimate power; and to kill the arch-villian Thulsa Doom....

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Cast and Crew
Arnold Schwarzenegger  ......  Conan
James Earl Jones  ......  Thulsa Doom
Max Von Sydow  ......  King Osric
Sandahl Bergman  ......  Valeria
Ben Davidson  ......  Rexor
Cassandra Gava  ......  The Witch (as Cassandra Gaviola)
Director  .....  John Milius
Producer  .....  Raffaella De Laurentiis; Buzz Feitshans
Writer  .....  Robert E. Howard; John Milius; Oliver Stone
Notes
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Valeria is squatting with her back to the camera, the stitching of the rear pocket on her modern jeans is very visible. (more)

Trivia:
The scene with Conan practicing using his sword again after being resurrected by the old wizard, was inspired by the movie One-Eyed Jacks (1961), where Marlon Brando's character practices wielding his weapon of choice, this time a gun, after a near death experience. (more)

Filming Locations:
Almería, Andalucía, Spain (more)

Quotes:
Mongol General: Hao! Dai ye! We won again! This is good, but what is best in life?
Mongol: The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair.
Mongol General: Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.
Mongol General: That is good! That is good.
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 7 nominations (more)