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Overview
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Release Date:
18 December 1975 (USA)
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Plot:
An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's position in 18th Century aristocracy. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
British Army
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Duel
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18th Century
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Seven Years War
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Irish
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars.
Another 11 wins
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11 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
Not tonight, Stanley Kubrick
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 December 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
The New World: a masterpiece?
(From The Guardian - Film News. 10 December 2009, 2:45 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 December 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
The New World: a masterpiece?
(From The Guardian - Film News. 10 December 2009, 2:45 PM, PST)
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Opulent costume drama from the great filmmaker
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ryan O'Neal | ... | Barry Lyndon / Redmond Barry | |
| Marisa Berenson | ... | Lady Lyndon | |
| Patrick Magee | ... | The Chevalier | |
| Hardy Krüger | ... | Captain Potzdorf (as Hardy Kruger) | |
| Steven Berkoff | ... | Lord Ludd | |
| Gay Hamilton | ... | Nora Brady | |
| Marie Kean | ... | Barry's Mother | |
| Diana Körner | ... | German Girl (as Diana Koerner) | |
| Murray Melvin | ... | Reverend Runt | |
| Frank Middlemass | ... | Sir Charles Lyndon | |
| André Morell | ... | Lord Wendover (as Andre Morell) | |
| Arthur O'Sullivan | ... | Captain Feeny, the Highwayman | |
| Godfrey Quigley | ... | Captain Grogan | |
| Leonard Rossiter | ... | Captain Quin | |
| Philip Stone | ... | Graham |
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Runtime:
184 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Spain:18 |
Finland:K-16 (1976) |
Sweden:15 |
France:Unrated |
Brazil:12 |
Canada:14A (video rating) |
Argentina:Atp |
New Zealand:PG |
Australia:PG |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Netherlands:12 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1987) |
West Germany:12 |
USA:PG |
Iceland:12
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Trivia:
The Chevalier is introduced as "di Balibari", which is a Italianisation of "Ballybarry" (i.e. Barrytown), which is where he is from in Ireland.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: The position of Lady Lyndon's fingers while playing the harpsichord with the orchestra. The fingering is close, but certainly not correct.
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[first lines]
[two figures visible on the horizon prepare to duel. Three witnesses stand between them]
Second: Gentlemen, cock your pistols! Gentlemen...
Narrator: Barry's father...
Second: ...aim your pistols!
Narrator: ...had been bred, like many other young sons of a genteel family, to the profession of the law.
Second: One!
Narrator: And there is no doubt he would've...
Second: Two!
Narrator: ...made an eminent figure in his profession...
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[two figures visible on the horizon prepare to duel. Three witnesses stand between them]
Second: Gentlemen, cock your pistols! Gentlemen...
Narrator: Barry's father...
Second: ...aim your pistols!
Narrator: ...had been bred, like many other young sons of a genteel family, to the profession of the law.
Second: One!
Narrator: And there is no doubt he would've...
Second: Two!
Narrator: ...made an eminent figure in his profession...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Creating A.I. (2002) (V)
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Soundtrack:
CONCERTO FOR 2 HARPSICHORDS AND ORCHESTRA IN C-MINOR (adagio)
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FAQ
Where is Castle Lyndon located?Is this movie based on a novel?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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Kubrick's adaptation of Thackeray's Barry Lyndon sharply divides fans of the great director's work, as the languid pace and seemingly interminable running time -- not to mention Ryan O'Neal's questionable performance in the title role -- are cherished by some and deplored by others. Little argument will be made against John Alcott's Academy Award-winning cinematography or Ken Adam's production design, however, and Kubrickian motifs are manifest in the gallery of characters' wide-ranging displays of cowardice, guile, duplicity, avarice, jealousy, greed, and cruelty. Marisa Berenson is terribly short-changed in her role as the Lady Lyndon, but a number of other performers are given the opportunity to create a handful of memorable moments -- especially Arthur O'Sullivan (albeit briefly) as the charming, intelligent highwayman and Patrick Magee as the Chevalier. Love it or hate it, Barry Lyndon will remain essential viewing for aficionados of the director, who enjoys taking his usual shots at the more discouraging aspects of human behavior.