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MPAA Raing: R
Director: John Milius
Genres: Sword-and-Sorcery, Fantasy Adventure, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Box Office: / $39,565,475
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Summary:
John Milius's jingoistic direction and pulpy screenplay fit perfectly into this film version of the Robert E. Howard fantasy story of the sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. Complementing Mulius's heavy metal production is Arnold Schwarzenegger's leaden acting, which in any other context would be deadly, but here (as in The Terminator) corresponds nicely with t... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger - (Conan)
James Earl Jones - (Thulsa Doom)
Max von Sydow - (King Osric)
Sandahl Bergman - (Valeria)
Ben Davidson - (Rexor)
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Review:
If John Milius has a specialty as a director, it's making enjoyable films out of highly questionable material. In his directorial debut, Dillinger, he made the cold-blooded gangster an almost lovable figure without toning down the story's violence a bit. Here he uses Robert E. Howard's pulp hero to justify a militaristic worldview just a l... Continue >>

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