The Barbarians

About The Barbarians

Orphaned brothers Kutchek and Gore are adopted by a tribe led by Canary the owner of a powerful jewel. The evil Kadar wants both Canary and the jewel.

The Barbarians is a 1987 fantasy film directed by Ruggero Deodato. Its themes are dragon, twins, sword and sorcery, and barbarian.

Peter Paul appears as Kutchek, David Paul as Gore, Richard Lynch as Kadar, and Eva LaRue as Kara. It runs 87 minutes and was released in March 1987.

The screenplay is by James R. Silke. It was produced by Cannon Italia Srl, Golan-Globus Productions, and The Cannon Group. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and fuboTV.

Sorceress, Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell, and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies make useful companions to The Barbarians. TMDB voters put it at 5.4 out of 10 across 159 votes and it carries a R rating.