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.
- Director
- John Milius
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $69M
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Cast
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What It's About
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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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The record
Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Actress
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Conan the Barbarian returned 3.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $20M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $69M
- Release date
- Mar 16, 1982
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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