Find Arnold Schwarzenegger in one of his first film roles with this splendid Conan the Barbarian poster from 1982, ideal for your decor.
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Description of this Conan the Barbarian 1982 Poster
Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 American epic sorcery film directed by John Milius and written by Milius and Oliver Stone. It is based on the character of Conan, created by Robert E. Howard. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones and tells the story of a muscular young barbarian warrior named Conan (Schwarzenegger), who seeks revenge for the death of his parents at the hands of Thulsa Doom (Jones), the leader of a serpent cult.
Ideas for a Conan film were proposed as early as 1970; executive producer Edward R. Pressman and associate producer Edward Summer began a concerted effort to make the film in 1975. It took them two years to secure the film rights, after which they recruited Schwarzenegger for the lead role and Stone to write a script. Pressman lacked capital for the project. In 1979, after his investment proposals were rejected by major studios, he sold the project to Dino De Laurentiis; his daughter Raffaella produced the film. Milius was brought on as director and rewrote Stone’s script. The final script incorporated scenes from Howard’s stories and the Japanese films Seven Samurai (1954) and Kwaidan (1965). Filming took place in Spain for five months in the areas around Madrid and the province of Almería. The sets, designed by Ron Cobb, were inspired by Dark Age cultures and Frank Frazetta’s paintings of Conan. Milius eschewed optical effects, preferring to realize his ideas with mechanical constructions and optical illusions. Schwarzenegger performed most of his own stunts, and two types of sword, costing $10,000 each, were forged for his character. Editing took over a year, and several violent scenes were cut.
Conan the Barbarian was distributed by Universal Pictures in North America and by 20th Century Fox in other territories. It was released on March 16, 1982, in Spain, and on May 14, 1982, in North America. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, mostly positive for its action sequences, production design, direction, visual style, effects, and Schwarzenegger’s performance, but negative for its violent content and storyline. Despite this, the film became a commercial success for its backers, grossing between $68.9 and $79.1 million at box offices worldwide on a budget of only $20 million. However, the box office did not reach the level that would have qualified the film as a blockbuster.
The film brought Schwarzenegger worldwide recognition. Conan the Barbarian has been frequently released on home video, with sales of which brought the film’s revenue to over $300 million by 2007. In the years since its release, the film has become a cult classic, and its success spawned a sequel, Conan the Destroyer (1984). It eventually led to the production of a reboot of the same name in 2011.