What is Conan the Barbarian / Red Sonja about?

CONAN THE BARBARIAN, 1982, Universal, 129 min. Dir. John Milius. Before he was the Terminator, before he was the Governor, he was the Barbarian. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in the film adaptation of the Robert E. Howard novels. Writer/director John Milius’ intelligent and visceral sword and sorcery film features Ron Cobb and William Stoudt’s beautiful production design and an inspiring score by Basil Poledouris. Co-starring James Earl Jones and Max Von Sydow. RED SONJA, 1985, Warner Bros., 89 min. Director Richard Fleischer (CONAN THE DESTROYER) revisits Robert E. Howard’s novels, unleashing the Amazon warrior princess, Red Sonja, in the form of 6’11” Brigitte Nielsen. Red Sonja is unwavering in her quest to avenge the murder of her family and wrestle an all-powerful, sacred talisman from the evil Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman). Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to join in the swordplay as Kalidor.

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What is Conan the Barbarian / Red Sonja about?: CONAN THE BARBARIAN, 1982, Universal, 129 min. Dir. John Milius. Before he was the Terminator, before he was the Governor, he was the Barbarian. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in the film adaptation of the Robert E. Howard novels. Writer/director John Milius’ intelligent and visceral sword and sorcery film features Ron Cobb and William Stoudt’s beautiful production design and an inspiring score by Basil Poledouris. Co-starring James Earl Jones and Max Von Sydow.
RED SONJA, 1985, Warner Bros., 89 min. Director Richard Fleischer (CONAN THE DESTROYER) revisits Robert E. Howard’s novels, unleashing the Amazon warrior princess, Red Sonja, in the form of 6’11” Brigitte Nielsen. Red Sonja is unwavering in her quest to avenge the murder of her family and wrestle an all-powerful, sacred talisman from the evil Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman). Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to join in the swordplay as Kalidor.