A barbarian trained in the arts of war joins with thieves in a quest to solve the riddle of steel and find the sorcerer responsible for the genocide of his people in this faithful adaptation of Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery adventures. This film briefly sparked a wave of fantasy films including the sequel, Conan the Destroyer, in the early 80s.
Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
Conan's response to the Mongol General's question, "What is best in life?" are the main character's very first lines of dialog and it is a full twenty minutes into the movie before he delivers them.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Conan's father tells Conan about their god, he states that Crom does not reside in the sky, but in the earth. Yet whenever Conan prays to Crom, he always looks skywards.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Title Card:
That which does not kill us makes us stronger - Friedrich Nietzsche See more »