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Barry Lyndon

  • 19751975
  • AA
  • 3h 5m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
163K
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POPULARITY
1,969
149
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
163K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,969
149
  • 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
    • 513User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #198
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 19 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Barry Lyndon
    Trailer 2:08
    Barry Lyndon

    Photos143

    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.")
    • All cast & crew
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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
    gamblerstepfather stepson conflictvoice over narrationsocial climbercard playing190 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • At long last Redmond Barry became a gentleman -- and that was his tragedy.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • History
      • War
    • Certificate
      • A
    • 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 reviews513

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    I can't believe that there are people who find this dull.
    In fact it's one of Kubrick's most gripping pictures, with a narrative drive second only to that of "Dr. Strangelove" (and it's unquestionably a more glorious creation than, say, anything he made in the 1950s). English director Michael Powell (while attributing a similar failing to one of his own works) says that Kubrick fell into "the trap of the picturesque", but while I admire Powell as a creator, the judgment is absurd: at the VERY least, each lush image shows us people not just occupying a part of the screen but inhabiting a world, and tells us much about their relation to that world. Many shots are indeed amazing and beguile the eye, but they don't have the effect they do simply because they would make nice postcards.

    THIS, I feel sure (without having read Thackeray), is the proper way to adapt a long story from novel to screen. Each scene is either allowed as much time as it needs to make its point and its impact, or it's cut altogether - you won't catch Kubrick skating too quickly over his material for no better reason than to fit it all in. The third-person narration (consisting of witty, beautifully crafted sentences - it's about time I did read Thackeray) almost performs a kind of dance with the images, gliding in just when we need it, taking a step back when we don't. (So rarely is even third-person narration used so well.) And as always, Kubrick's musical sense is unerring. My impression at the time was that I was listening to mid-eighteenth century music that gave way to pieces from the classical era as the hero started to move in higher and higher circles. I was more or less right. But then I noticed Schubert's name in the credits - and I realised with a start that I'd been listening to, had even started tapping my feet to, a Schubert piece I was familiar with, without the anachronism registering.

    It's a pity Kubrick stopped making epics after this. Look at the ones he's responsible for: "Spartacus" (not a project Kubrick was fond of, admittedly, but still the most magnificent of all Roman epics) "2001" (the most magnificent of ALL epics), and "Barry Lyndon". The last of the three is by no means a poor cousin.
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    FAQ6

    • Why do the gamblers wore heavy makeup?
    • Is this movie based on a novel?
    • Was Barry Lyndon a real person?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1975 (United Kingdom)
    • 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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