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Barry Lyndon (1975)

PG  184 min  -  Drama | Romance | War   -  18 December 1975 (USA)
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An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's position in 18th Century aristocracy.

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Writers:

Stanley Kubrick (written for the screen by), William Makepeace Thackeray (novel)
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Top 250 #216 | Won 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 11 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan O'Neal ...
Barry Lyndon / Redmond Barry
Marisa Berenson ...
Lady Honoria Lyndon
Patrick Magee Patrick Magee ...
Hardy Krüger ...
Captain Potzdorf (as Hardy Kruger)
Steven Berkoff ...
Gay Hamilton Gay Hamilton ...
Nora Brady
Marie Kean Marie Kean ...
Barry's Mother
Diana Körner Diana Körner ...
Lischen (as Diana Koerner)
Murray Melvin Murray Melvin ...
Reverend Samuel Runt
Frank Middlemass Frank Middlemass ...
André Morell André Morell ...
Lord Gustavus Adolphus Wendover (as Andre Morell)
Arthur O'Sullivan Arthur O'Sullivan ...
Godfrey Quigley Godfrey Quigley ...
Captain Grogan
Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter ...
Captain John Quin
Philip Stone Philip Stone ...
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Storyline

In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love of his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora engages to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him for a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to Dublin, but is robbed on the road. Without any other alternative, Barry joins the British Army to fight in the Seven Years War. He deserts and is forced to join the Prussian Army, saving the life of his captain and becoming his protégé and spy of the Irish gambler Chevalier de Balibari. He helps Chevalier and becomes his associate until he decides to marry the wealthy Lady Lyndon. They move to England and Barry, in his obsession of nobility, dilapidates her fortune and makes a dangerous and revengeful enemy. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

At long last Redmond Barry became a gentleman -- and that was his tragedy.

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | German (some dialogue) | French (some dialogue)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Beri Lindon See more »

Filming Locations:

Baden-Württemberg, Germany See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$20,000,000 (USA) (1975)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Stanley Kubrick initially wanted to film William Makepeace Thackeray's most famous novel "Vanity Fair", but then decided that he couldn't do justice to its expansive plot within the limits of a three-hour film. He then decided to film "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." instead. The announcement of a TV miniseries production contributed to his decision. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When Barry is escorted to the Prussian border, in the disguise of the Chevalier, when the coach and horses leaves the château, wide tracks (that could only be made by modern vehicles) are clearly visible on the gravel drive. See more »

Quotes

[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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Connections

Referenced in Horror Business (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"WOMEN OF IRELAND"
Composed by Sean O'Riada
Performed by The Chieftains See more »