| The Barbarians | |
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VHS cover for The Barbarians |
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| Directed by | Ruggero Deodato |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus Menahem Golan John Thompson |
| Written by | James R. Silke Story/Screenplay Alberto Piferi Dialogue Dubbing |
| Starring | Barbarian Brothers Richard Lynch Eva La Rue |
| Music by | Pino Donaggio |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
| Release date(s) | March 1987 |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Language | English |
The Barbarians is a 1987 American-Italian sword and sorcery film, starring the Barbarian Brothers Peter and David Paul.
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The film is set in a medieval-like heroic fantasy world. A tribe of peaceful travelling entertainers is attacked by the evil tyrant Kadar, who takes their queen Canary hostage. Canary, however, manages to hide her magic ruby. Two young twins from the tribe, Kutchek and Gore, bite off two of Kadar's fingers, but Kadar agrees to spare if Canary becomes his bride.
Kutchek and Gore work as slaves for several years and grow up as amazingly strong adults. They eventually escape from Kadar's fortress, and plan to come back and seek revenge. Meanwhile, Kadar tries to find Queen Canary's magic ruby.
| Actor | Role |
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| Peter Paul | Kutchek |
| David Paul | Gore |
| Richard Lynch | Kadar |
| Eva La Rue | Kara |
| Virginia Bryant | Canary |
| Sheeba Alahani | China |
| Franco Pistoni | Ibar |
| Michael Berryman | Dirtmaster |
| George Eastman | Jacko |
The Barbarians has been released on DVD in some European countries, such as Italy (on February 2010) and France[1]. The original VHS version is long out-of-print. Intrada Records released the only commercial CD version of composer Pino Donaggio's soundtrack to the public. The CD, limited to 1,200 copies, immediately sold-out.
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