1975 · 188 min · PG

Barry Lyndon

Name: Barry Lyndon
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1975
Duration: 188 min
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, Steven Berkoff

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Drama, War, History

Barry Lyndon (1975) is a Drama film, directed by Stanley Kubrick set in Ireland and Germany during the 1700s. It runs 188 minutes and is rated PG.

A con artist and biopic, with a melancholic and contemplative tone. Themes of greed & ambition, fate & destiny, and class conflict play out through episodic chapters and frame narrative.

Composer

Leonard Rosenman

Cinematography

John Alcott

Cast

Ryan O'NealMarisa BerensonPatrick MageeHardy KrügerSteven BerkoffGay HamiltonMarie KeanDiana Körner

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Ireland Germany

Setting

Rural

When

1700s

Premise & themes

Premise

Con Artist Biopic

Themes

Greed & Ambition Fate & Destiny Class Conflict

Structure

Episodic Chapters Frame Narrative

Tone

MelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Setting

Premise & themes

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