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Barry Lyndon

  • 19751975
  • PGPG
  • 3h 5m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
164K
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Barry Lyndon (1975)
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An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
164K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,486
188
  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stanley Kubrick(written for the screen by)
    • William Makepeace Thackeray(novel "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.")
  • Stars
    • Ryan O'Neal
    • Marisa Berenson
    • Patrick Magee
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stanley Kubrick(written for the screen by)
    • William Makepeace Thackeray(novel "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.")
  • Stars
    • Ryan O'Neal
    • Marisa Berenson
    • Patrick Magee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 515User reviews
    • 115Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #193
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 19 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Barry Lyndon
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    Stanley Kubrick in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Stanley Kubrick and Ryan O'Neal in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Stanley Kubrick, Hardy Krüger, and Ryan O'Neal in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Marisa Berenson in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Marisa Berenson and Ryan O'Neal in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Ryan O'Neal and Godfrey Quigley in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Patrick Magee and Ryan O'Neal in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Marisa Berenson in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Hardy Krüger, Ferdy Mayne, and Ryan O'Neal in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Ferdy Mayne and Ryan O'Neal in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Ryan O'Neal in Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Stanley Kubrick directing "Barry Lyndon"

    Top cast

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    Ryan O'Neal
    Ryan O'Neal
    • Barry Lyndonas Barry Lyndon
    Marisa Berenson
    Marisa Berenson
    • Lady Honoria Lyndonas Lady Honoria Lyndon
    Patrick Magee
    Patrick Magee
    • The Chevalier du Balibarias The Chevalier du Balibari
    Hardy Krüger
    Hardy Krüger
    • Capt. Potzdorfas Capt. Potzdorf
    Steven Berkoff
    Steven Berkoff
    • Lord Luddas Lord Ludd
    Gay Hamilton
    • Nora Bradyas Nora Brady
    Marie Kean
    Marie Kean
    • Barry's Motheras Barry's Mother
    Diana Körner
    Diana Körner
    • Lischenas Lischen
    • (as Diana Koerner)
    Murray Melvin
    Murray Melvin
    • Rev. Samuel Runtas Rev. Samuel Runt
    Frank Middlemass
    Frank Middlemass
    • Sir Charles Lyndonas Sir Charles Lyndon
    André Morell
    André Morell
    • Lord Gustavus Adolphus Wendoveras Lord Gustavus Adolphus Wendover
    • (as Andre Morell)
    Arthur O'Sullivan
    • Capt. Feeny - the Highwaymanas Capt. Feeny - the Highwayman
    Godfrey Quigley
    Godfrey Quigley
    • Capt. Groganas Capt. Grogan
    Leonard Rossiter
    Leonard Rossiter
    • Capt. John Quinas Capt. John Quin
    Philip Stone
    Philip Stone
    • Grahamas Graham
    Leon Vitali
    Leon Vitali
    • Lord Bullingdonas Lord Bullingdon
    John Bindon
    John Bindon
    • Recruiting Soldieras Recruiting Soldier
    Roger Booth
    Roger Booth
    • King George IIIas King George III
    • Director
      • Stanley Kubrick
    • Writers
      • Stanley Kubrick(written for the screen by)
      • William Makepeace Thackeray(novel "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.")
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    Storyline

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    In the eighteenth century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry (Ryan O'Neal) is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady (Gay Hamilton). When Nora gets engaged to British Captain John Quin (Leonard Rossiter), Barry challenges him to a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to Dublin, but is robbed on the road. Without an alternative, Barry joins the British Army to fight in the Seven Years War. He deserts and is forced to join the Prussian Army, where he saves the life of his Captain and becomes his protégé and spy of Irish gambler Chevalier de Balibari (Patrick Magee). He helps Chevalier and becomes his associate until he decides to marry the wealthy Lady Lyndon (Marisa Berenson). They move to England and Barry, in his obsession of nobility, dissipates her fortune and makes a dangerous and revengeful enemy. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • gambler
    • stepfather stepson conflict
    • voice over narration
    • social climber
    • card playing
    • 195 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • At long last Redmond Barry became a gentleman -- and that was his tragedy.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • War
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Many of the shots were composed and filmed in order to evoke certain eighteenth-century paintings, especially those by Thomas Gainsborough.
    • Goofs
      The narrator states, early on, "About this time, the United Kingdom was in a state of great excitement". The United Kingdom came into being in 1801, when it merged with the Kingdom of Ireland, before which it was known merely as the Kingdom of Great Britain.
    • Quotes

      Title card: [End title card] EPILOGUE

      Title card: It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarreled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor they are all equal now

    • Connections
      Edited into Hai-Kubrick (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      PIANO TRIO IN E-FLAT, OP 100 (second movement)
      Composed by Franz Schubert

      Piano: Anthony Goldstone

      cello: Moray Welsh

      violin: Ralph Holmes

    User reviews515

    Review
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    10/10
    Lavish, engrossing, picaresque
    (Note: Over 500 of my movie reviews are now available in my book "Cut to the Chaise Lounge or I Can't Believe I Swallowed the Remote!" Get it at Amazon.)

    Stanley Kubrick's beautifully opulent production takes many liberties with William Makepeace Thackeray's picaresque romance, The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq (1843), narrated in the first person depicting events from the eighteenth century. In particular, Redmond Barry who becomes Barry Lyndon, is something of an admirable rake, whereas in Thackeray's novel he is a braggart, a bully and a scoundrel. No matter. Kubrick, in keeping with a long-standing filmland tradition, certainly has license, and Thackeray won't mind.

    Ryan O'Neal is the unlikely star, and he does a good job, rising from humble Irish origins to the decadence of titled wealth, employing a two-fisted competence in the manly arts, including some soldiering, some thievery at cards and a presumed consummate skill in the bedroom. Marisa Berenson plays Lady Lyndon, whom Barry has managed to seduce; and when her elderly husband dies, she marries Barry thus elevating his social and economic station in life. But Barry is rather clumsy at playing at peerage, and bit by bit manages to squander most of the Lyndon fortune until his stepson, Lord Bullingdon (Leon Vitali) grows old enough to do something about it.

    This really is a gorgeous movie thanks to the exquisite sets and costumes and especially to John Alcott's dreamy cinematography and a fine score by Leonard Rosenman. The 184 minutes go by almost without notice as we are engrossed in the rise and fall of Barry's fortunes. There is fine acting support from Patrick Magee as the Chevalier de Balibari and Leonard Rossiter as Captain Quinn, and a number of lesser players, who through Kubrick's direction bring to life Europe around the time of the Seven Years War (1754-1763) when decadence and aristocratic privilege were still in full flower.

    The script features two dueling scenes, the first showing the combatants firing at one another simultaneously at the drop of a white kerchief, the second has Barry and his stepson face each other ten paces apart, but due to the flip of a coin, the stepson fires first. Both scenes are engrossing as we see the loading of the pistols with powder, ball and ramrod, and we are able to note how heavy the pistols are and how difficult it must be to hit a silhouette at even a short distance. It is this kind of careful attention to directional detail that absorbs us in the action and makes veracious the story. Notice too the way the British soldiers march directly en mass toward the French guns. They actually used to fight battles that way! Also note the incredible pile of hair atop Lady Lyndon's head. Surely this is some kind of cinematic record.

    Bottom line: one of Kubrick's best, certainly his most beautiful film.
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    FAQ6

    • Why do the gamblers wore heavy makeup?
    • What is a "plug of tow" or "plug of toe" referred to after the first duel?
    • Is this movie based on a novel?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1975 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Баррі Ліндон
    • Filming locations
      • Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Peregrine
      • Hawk Films
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $198,992
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 5 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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