Title from web page. Based on the character created by Robert E. Howard. Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. Wide screen. Special features: three versions of the film; archive feature commentary by director John Milius and star Arnold Schwarzenegger (extended cut only); brand new feature commentary by genre historian Paul M. Sammon, author of Conan, the phenomenon (extended cut only); Conan unchained, the making of Conan: an archive documentary from 2000; Designing Conan: a newly filmed interview with production artist William Stout; Costuming Conan: a newly filmed interview with costume designer John Bloomfield; Barbaric effects: a newly filmed interview with special effects crew members Colin Arthur and Ron Hone; Young Conan: a newly filmed interview with actor Jorge Sanz; Conan & the priest: a newly filmed interview with actor Jack Taylor; Cutting the Barbarian: a newly filmed interview with assistant editor Peck Prior; Crafting Conan's magic: a newly filmed interview with visual effects crew members Peter Kuran and Katherine Kean; Barbarians and Northmen: a newly filmed interview with filmmaker Robert Eggers on the film's influence on The Northmen; Behind the barbarian: a newly filmed interview with John Walsh, author of Conan the barbarian, the official history of the film; A line in the sand: a newly filmed interview with Alfio Leotta, author of The cinema of John Milius; Conan, the rise of a fantasy legend: an archive featurette on the film's literary and comic book roots; Art of steel, sword makers & masters: an archive interview with sword master Kiyoshi Yamasaki; A tribute to Basil Poledouris: a series of videos produced by the Ubeda Film Music Festival; rarely seen electronic press kis from 1982; outtakes, including a deleted cameo by Milius; split-screen "Valeria battles spirits" visual effects comparison; Conan, the archives: a gallery of photos and production images from 2000; Conan the barbarian, the musical: an affectionate comic tribute to the film by Jon & Al Kaplan; US and international teaser and theatrical trailers; image gallery. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max Van Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Gerry Lopez, Mako.
Summary:
In an ancient land, young Conan witnesses his family being slaughtered by an evil snake cult ransacking his village. Raised as a slave, the adult Conan rises up through the fighting pits, becoming an unparalleled and fearsome warrior. Unexpectedly freed, Conan and his companions - two fighters, Subotai and Valeria, as well as a Wizard - are enlisted by King Osric to free his daughter from the hypnotic clutches of the same cult that murdered Conan's family long ago, led by the shape-shifting sorcerer Thulsa Doom.
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