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Overview
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Release Date:
10 October 1968 (USA)
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Tagline:
Who seduces an angel? Who strips in space? Who conveys love by hand? Who gives up the pill? Who takes sex to outer space? Who's the girl of the 21st century? Who nearly dies of pleasure? See more »
Plot:
In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Awards:
1 nomination
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(233 articles)
Nicole Scherzinger & More Out of This World Hotties!
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Barbarella
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Let's Talk About Sex: Orgasms Supercut, Favorite Sex Positions, 'Bel Ami,' 'Cosmopolis' & Christian Horror Takes Aim at Porn
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Barbarella
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Essential Sci-Fi
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Jane Fonda | ... | Barbarella |
 | John Phillip Law | ... | Pygar |
 | Anita Pallenberg | ... | The Great Tyrant |
 | Milo O'Shea | ... | Concierge / Durand-Durand |
 | Marcel Marceau | ... | Professor Ping |
 | Claude Dauphin | ... | President of Earth |
| Véronique Vendell | ... | Captain Moon (as Veronique Vendell) |
| Giancarlo Cobelli | ||
| Serge Marquand | ... | Captain Sun |
| Nino Musco | ||
| Franco Gulà | ||
| Catherine Chevallier | ... | Stomoxys |
| Marie Therese Chevallier | ... | Glossina |
| Umberto Di Grazia | ||
 | David Hemmings | ... | Dildano |
| Ugo Tognazzi | ... | Mark Hand |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Vita Borg | ... | La magicienne |
| Chantal Cachin | ... | La révolutionnaire |
| Fabienne Fabre | ... | La femme arbre |
| Sergio Ferrero | ... | Messager de la reine noire |
| Corinne Fontaine | ||
| Judith Matah | ||
| Susan Moren | ... | Esclave de la reine |
| Robert Rietty | ... | Professor Ping (voice) |
| Carla Rousso | ||
| Jean Saudray | ||
| Romolo Valli | ||
| Honey Autumn | ... | Bald Handmaiden at Sogovian Court (uncredited) |
| Loriana Bartella | ... | (uncredited) |
| Marina Bartella | ... | (uncredited) |
| Diane Bond | ... | (uncredited) |
| Carla Cassola | ... | (uncredited) |
| Tania de Paolis | ... | (uncredited) |
| Sadre Girodani | ... | (uncredited) |
| Gara Granda | ... | Girl (uncredited) |
| Joan Greenwood | ... | The Great Tyrant (voice) (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Lanscat | ... | (uncredited) |
| Katiuska Lanvin | ... | (uncredited) |
| Janet McLeod | ... | Girl in Sogo (uncredited) |
| Gabriella Morganti | ... | (uncredited) |
| María Teresa Orsini | ... | Suicide Girl (uncredited) |
| Talitha Pol | ... | Pipe-Smoking Girl (uncredited) |
| Fred Robsahm | ... | Dildano's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Antonio Sabato | ... | Jean-Paul (uncredited) |
 | Kitty Swan | ... | Girl in Sogo (uncredited) |
| Silvana Venturelli | ... | (uncredited) |
| Barbara Winer | ... | (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Roger Vadim | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Jean-Claude Forest | comic "Barbarella" (as Jean Claude Forest) and | |
| Claude Brulé | collaborating writer (as Claude Brule) | |
| Terry Southern | (screenplay) and | |
| Roger Vadim | (screenplay) | |
| Vittorio Bonicelli | writer and | |
| Clement Biddle Wood | writer and | |
| Brian Degas | writer and | |
| Tudor Gates | writer and | |
| Jean-Claude Forest | (as Jean Claude Forest) | |
Produced by | |||
| Dino De Laurentiis | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Charles Fox | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Claude Renoir | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Victoria Mercanton | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Mario Garbuglia | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jacques Fonteray | |||
| Paco Rabanne | (as Paco Rabane) | ||
Production Management | |||
| Guy Luongo | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Alberto Cardone | .... | second unit director | |
| Carlo Lastricati | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Umberto Campagna | .... | assistant art director | |
| Jean-Claude Forest | .... | artistic consultant (as Jean Claude Forest) | |
Sound Department | |||
| David Hildyard | .... | sound engineer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Gérard Cogan | .... | special animation effects (as Gerard Cogan) | |
| Augie Lohman | .... | special effects supervisor (as August Lohman) | |
| Thierry Vincens-Fargo | .... | special animation effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Charles Staffell | .... | optical effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Wladimir Ivanov | .... | camera operator: second unit (as Vladimir Ivanov) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Gloria Musetta | .... | wardrobe supervisor (as Gloria Mussetta) | |
Music Department | |||
| Bob Crewe | .... | music supervisor | |
| Charles Fox | .... | conductor | |
| Charles Fox | .... | lyrics by | |
| The Glitterhouse | .... | music performers: songs | |
| David Gilmour | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Maurice Binder | .... | title designer | |
| Suzanne Durrenberger | .... | continuity (as Suzanne Durramberger) | |
| Lucilla Mussini | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Painter | .... | unit publicist (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Paramount Pictures (1968) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Fotomat (Drive-Thru Movies) Video (1979) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Paramount Home Video (1980) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Argentina Video Home (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (199?) (Australia) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Fusion Video (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Paramount Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Video (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
- Atlas Copco compressed air for special effects
- Ditta Maggi wigs
- Le Terrain Vague best seller "Barbarella" published by
- Rocchetti wigs
- Sartoria Farani S.t.L. costume house
- The Bob Crewe Generation Orchestra music performed by
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy" - USA (promotional title)
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Runtime:
98 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Norway:16 (1969) | Brazil:14 | Italy:VM14 | USA:TV-MA | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) (cut US version) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Approved (Suggested for Mature Audiences) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1977) (cut) | West Germany:16 | Iceland:L
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Trivia:
When Virna Lisi was told to play the part of Barbarella, she terminated her contract with United Artists and returned to Italy.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Barbarella is flying around in her spaceship in the opening credits, in a close-up as she removes her gloves you can see her reflection in the Plexiglas she was lying on to give the illusion of floating.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
videophone:Stand by for a message from Dianthus, President of Earth and Rotating Premier of the Sun System.
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videophone:Stand by for a message from Dianthus, President of Earth and Rotating Premier of the Sun System.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Over 18... and Ready! (1969)See more »
Soundtrack:
An Angel is LoveSee more »
FAQ
Was Barbarella a virgin before meeting the Fur Trapper?will there be a remake?
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This is eye candy from start to finish-- *including* one of the most baroque title sequences ever concocted (long before digital technology made this kind of playful titling standard). It's Franco-Italian design all the way through, a celebration of petroleum products and the best of the lava lamp aesthetic. Hard to tell if it's a parody of sci-fi or a parody of porn, or same difference is probably the point. There are some very stylized, sadomasochistic uses of Jane Fonda's long legs, at the same time that Fonda delivers the wittiest lines, in a very witty screenplay by Terry Southern (of Doctor Strangelove fame): "Decrucify my angel immediately!" (Kids, see if you can spot the Chucky in this 1968 precursor.) Skeptics should stay the course to learn what Duran Duran has to do with Barbarella. And Barbarella with the Black Queen. And the Black Queen with the Rolling Stones. And if you don't know what camp is, then you have to see Barbarella: even if the film is more sublime than camp, a kind of psychedelic Brechtian fantasia. (If that's not a contradiction in terms, then this isn't on my sci-fi shortlist.) One to own, to watch again and again.