---
title: 'Conan the Barbarian (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Milius'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 129
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/conan-the-barbarian-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082198/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Conan the Barbarian (1982)

1982 · R · 129 min · Fantasy, Action, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 American sword-and-sorcery film directed by John Milius from a screenplay he co-wrote with Oliver Stone. Based on Robert E. Howard's Conan, the epic film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones, and tells the story of a barbarian named Conan (Schwarzenegger) who seeks to avenge his parents' deaths at the hands of Thulsa Doom (Jones), the leader of a snake cult.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Milius](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-milius)
- **Screenplay:** [John Milius](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-milius), [Oliver Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-stone)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Basil Poledouris](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-poledouris)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis), [Raffaella De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffaella-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Duke Callaghan](https://cinepixo.com/people/duke-callaghan)
- **Editor:** [Carroll Timothy O'Meara](https://cinepixo.com/people/carroll-timothy-o-meara)

## Cast

- [Mako](https://cinepixo.com/people/mako) as Wizard of the Mounds
- [William Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-smith) as Conan's Father
- [Jack Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-taylor) as Priest
- [Luis Barboo](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-barboo) as Red Hair
- [John Milius](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-milius) as Foodseller in the Old City
- [Sandahl Bergman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandahl-bergman) as Valeria
- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones) as Thulsa Doom
- [Sven-Ole Thorsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-ole-thorsen) as Thorgrim
- [Cassandra Gava](https://cinepixo.com/people/cassandra-gava) as Witch
- [Valérie Quennessen](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-quennessen) as Osric's Daughter
- [Jorge Sanz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-sanz) as Conan the Barbarian
- [Donald Gibb](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-gibb) as Osric's Guard
- [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-schwarzenegger) as Conan the Barbarian
- [Max von Sydow](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-von-sydow) as King Osric
- [Franco Columbu](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-columbu) as Pictish Scout

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/conan-the-barbarian-1982
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