# The Barbarians (1987)

> Twin barbarian survivors turn a warlord’s destruction of their tribe into a boisterous sword-and-sorcery revenge rampage.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16629

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- Director: Ruggero Deodato
- Cast: Peter Paul, David Paul, Richard Lynch, Eva LaRue, Virginia Bryant, Sheeba Alahani, Michael Berryman, George Eastman
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092615/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: campy, boisterous, irreverent, cult movie night, retro fantasy marathon

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