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Barbarella

  • 19681968
  • PGPG
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Barbarella (1968)
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Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
35K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,362
197
  • Director
    • Roger Vadim
  • Writers
    • Jean-Claude Forest(from the best seller "Barbarella" by)
    • Terry Southern(screenplay)
    • Roger Vadim(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jane Fonda
    • John Phillip Law
    • Anita Pallenberg
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  • Director
    • Roger Vadim
  • Writers
    • Jean-Claude Forest(from the best seller "Barbarella" by)
    • Terry Southern(screenplay)
    • Roger Vadim(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jane Fonda
    • John Phillip Law
    • Anita Pallenberg
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 234User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Barbarella
    Trailer 3:15
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    Barbarella 50th Anniversary Mashup
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    Barbarella 50th Anniversary Mashup

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    Jane Fonda in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda and John Phillip Law in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda and John Phillip Law in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, and Marcel Marceau in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda in Barbarella (1968)
    Jane Fonda in Barbarella (1968)

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    Jane Fonda
    Jane Fonda
    • Barbarellaas Barbarella
    John Phillip Law
    John Phillip Law
    • Pygaras Pygar
    Anita Pallenberg
    Anita Pallenberg
    • The Great Tyrantas The Great Tyrant
    Milo O'Shea
    Milo O'Shea
    • Conciergeas Concierge…
    Marcel Marceau
    Marcel Marceau
    • Professor Pingas Professor Ping
    Claude Dauphin
    Claude Dauphin
    • President of Earthas President of Earth
    Véronique Vendell
    Véronique Vendell
    • Captain Moonas Captain Moon
    • (as Veronique Vendell)
    Giancarlo Cobelli
    • The Revolutionaryas The Revolutionary
    Serge Marquand
    • Captain Sunas Captain Sun
    Nino Musco
    • The Generalas The General
    Franco Gulà
    • The Suicideas The Suicide
    • (scenes deleted)
    • (as Franco Gula)
    Catherine Chevallier
    • Stomoxysas Stomoxys
    Marie Therese Chevallier
    • Glossinaas Glossina
    Umberto Di Grazia
    • Sogo Citizenas Sogo Citizen
    David Hemmings
    David Hemmings
    • Dildanoas Dildano
    Ugo Tognazzi
    Ugo Tognazzi
    • Mark Handas Mark Hand
    Honey Autumn
    • Bald Handmaiden at Sogovian Courtas Bald Handmaiden at Sogovian Court
    • (uncredited)
    Silvana Bacci
    • Girl in Sogoas Girl in Sogo
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roger Vadim
    • Writers
      • Jean-Claude Forest(from the best seller "Barbarella" by) (in collaboration with)
      • Terry Southern(screenplay)
      • Roger Vadim(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The scenes during the opening credits where Barbarella seems to float around her spaceship were filmed by having Jane Fonda lie on a huge piece of Plexiglas with a picture of the spaceship underneath her. It was filmed from above, creating the illusion that she is in zero gravity.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning, Barbarella is in zero gravity, yet her hair falls down toward the ground.
    • Quotes

      Barbarella: What's that screaming? A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming...

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits, the letters in the words move around in an attempt to obscure Barbarella's nudity.
    • Alternate versions
      Barbarella was released in the USA before the MPAA introduced the motion picture rating system on November 1, 1968. It was consequently released with a tag "Suggested For Mature Audiences". A re-release in 1977 (to cash in on the success of Star Wars (1977)) was edited to obtain a "PG" rating and was called "Barbarella: Queen Of The Galaxy". The video version is of the original uncut version and not the "PG" version (despite the subtitle "Queen of the Galaxy" and the "PG" rating on the cover).
    • Connections
      Featured in Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Barbarella
      Written by Bob Crewe & Charles Fox

      Performed by The Glitterhouse

    User reviews234

    Review
    Top review
    The greatest psychedelic science fiction sex comedy ever made!
    I first saw 'Barbarella' on TV as a small child in the 1970s and along with 'The Omega Man', 'One Million Years B.C.', and 'Jason and the Argonauts' the movie blew my tiny little mind! I think my interest in cult and bizarre began from seeing this classic slice of 1960s psychedelic trash for the first time. This is one of the silliest movies ever made, but still one of the most entertaining. Jane Fonda, then at the peak of her sex kitten period (history lesson - this was before "radical Jane" and "corporate Jane"), has never looked lovelier than in this movie, and manages to really pull off Barbarella's wide-eyed innocence. Anita Pallenberg (co-star of 'Performance' and then Keith Richards' "old lady") is stunning as The Great Tyrant, even if her voice is dubbed, and her handful of scenes with Fonda are unforgettable. The rest of the eclectic supporting cast includes cult favourites John Phillip Law ('Diabolik') as Pygar, the blind angel, David Hemmings ('Profondo Rosso') as Dildano a revolutionary, and Milo O'Shea ('Theatre Of Blood') as renegade Earth scientist Duran Duran. 'Barbarella' contains some of the most striking and surreal images of the 1960s (the doll attack scene is one of my all time favourites!), and is definitely one of the most bizarre science fiction movies ever made. Like many of the 1960s more excessive movies it is a real love it or hate it proposition. I love it of course, and think it, Russ Meyer's 'Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!', and Roger Corman's 'The Trip' are the three greatest 1960s trash classics. This is simply absolutely essential viewing for all 1960s buffs, science fiction or otherwise. Long live 'Barbarella'!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1968 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy
    • Filming locations
      • Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Marianne Productions
      • Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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