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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Part of Conan the Barbarian Collection
2 films
Cast
35 people
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Conan
Known for
The Terminator
Predator
James Earl Jones
Thulsa Doom
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
Sandahl Bergman
Valeria
Known for
Red Sonja
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Ben Davidson
Rexor
Also in
Ball Four
Code R
Cassandra Gava
The Witch
Known for
Last Man Standing
Mindcage
Gerry Lopez
Subotai
Known for
Farewell to the King
North Shore
Mako
The Wizard
Known for
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Samurai Jack
Valérie Quennessen
The Princess
Known for
Summer Lovers
William Smith
Conan's Father
Known for
Maniac Cop
Any Which Way You Can
Max von Sydow
King Osric
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Franco Columbu
Pictish Scout
Known for
The Terminator
Big Top Pee-wee
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Thorgrim
Known for
Gladiator
Hard Target
John Milius Director · Oliver Stone Writer Basil Poledouris Composer
Worldwide gross $69M · Budget $20M · United States release May 14, 1982
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$68,851,475
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
The De Laurentiis Company
Production
Pressman Film
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Spain · March 16, 1982
Theatrical
United States · May 14, 1982
Theatrical
Argentina
May 20, 1982 · Theatrical
Australia
December 16, 1982 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 9, 1982 · Theatrical
Colombia
August 5, 1982 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 6, 1982 · Theatrical
Finland
August 20, 1982 · Theatrical
France
April 7, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
August 25, 1982 · Theatrical
Greece
May 14, 1982 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 16, 1982 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 15, 1982 · Theatrical
Italy
September 10, 1982 · Theatrical
Japan
July 3, 1982 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 29, 1982 · Theatrical
December 23, 2001 · TV · V8
March 21, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Norway
October 27, 1982 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 29, 1982 · Theatrical
Romania
April 2, 1982 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 30, 1997 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
May 20, 1983 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 2, 1982 · Theatrical
February 25, 1983 · Physical · VHS
April 3, 2002 · Physical · DVD
December 14, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Türkiye
November 14, 1983 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 2, 1982 · Theatrical
XC
January 1, 1991 · Theatrical
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