Barry Lyndon
- PG
- 1975
- 185 min
- adventure, drama, war
An Irish rogue relentlessly climbs the 18th-century English social ladder through cunning, marriage, and fortune, only to face a dramatic fall from grace.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writer: Stanley Kubrick
Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, Steven Berkoff
John Alcott won the 1976 Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Visually astonishing and placid as a pond in the English countryside, Stanley Kubrick's maddening and masterful Barry Lyndon renders a hollow life with painterly poise.
Director
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Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was a highly influential and often controversial American film director, screenwriter, and producer, widely regarded as one of cinema's greatest and most innovative...
Main Cast
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Ryan O'Neal
as Barry Lyndon
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Marisa Berenson
as Lady Lyndon
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Patrick Magee
as The Chevalier
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Hardy Krüger
as Captain Potzdorf
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Steven Berkoff
as Lord Ludd
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Gay Hamilton
as Nora
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Marie Kean
as Barry's Mother
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Diana Körner
as German Girl
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Murray Melvin
as Reverend Runt
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Frank Middlemass
as Sir Charles Lyndon
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Leon Vitali
as Lord Bullingdon
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Arthur O'Sullivan
as Capt. Feeny
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Godfrey Quigley
as Captain Grogan
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Leonard Rossiter
as Captain Quin
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Philip Stone
as Graham
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André Morell
as Lord Wendover
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Billy Boyle
as Mick - Nora's Brother
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John Bindon
as Recruiting Soldier
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Roger Booth
as King George III
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Jonathan Cecil
as Lt. Jonathan Fakenham
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Peter Cellier
as Sir Richard
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Geoffrey Chater
as Dr. Broughton
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Anthony Dawes
as British Soldier
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Barry Jackson
as British Soldier
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Wolf Kahler
as Prince of Tübingen
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Ferdy Mayne
as Col. Bulow
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David Morley
as Bryan Patrick Lyndon
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Liam Redmond
as Mr. Brady
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Pat Roach
as Toole
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Dominic Savage
as Young Bullingdon
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George Sewell
as Barry's Second
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Anthony Sharp
as Lord Hallam
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John Sharp
as Doolan
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Roy Spencer
as Horse Seller
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Michael Hordern
as Narrator (voice)
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Harry Towb
as Innkeeper
Academy Awards
1976 nominee
Best Picture Stanley Kubrick
1976 nominee
Best Director Stanley Kubrick
1976 nominee
Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material Stanley Kubrick
1976 winner
Best Cinematography John Alcott
1976 winner
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Ken Adam, Roy Walker, Vernon Dixon
1976 winner
Best Costume Design Ulla-Britt Söderlund, Milena Canonero
1976 winner
Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation Leonard Rosenman
BAFTA Awards
1976 nominee
Best Art Direction Ken Adam
1976 winner
Best Cinematography John Alcott
1976 nominee
Best Costume Design Ulla-Britt Söderlund, Milena Canonero
1976 winner
Best Direction Stanley Kubrick
1976 nominee
Best Film
Golden Globes
1976 nominee
Best Motion Picture - Drama
1976 nominee
Best Director - Motion Picture Stanley Kubrick
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Content
Source: based on the novel by William M. Thackeray
Genres: adventure, drama, war
Tagline: At long last Redmond Barry became a gentleman and that was his tragedy.
Categories: 18th century, family conflict, seven years war, gambling, social climber, rise and fall, ireland, british soldier, whipping, berlin germany, impostor, fortune hunter, cheating at cards, prussia, nobility, pistol duel, card playing, fencing, duel, debt, wealth, opportunist, british army, desertion, palace
Certificate: PG
Production
Producer: Stanley Kubrick
Casting: James Liggat
Associate Producer: Bernard Williams
Executive Producer: Jan Harlan
Editing
Editor: Tony Lawson
Sound
Original Music Composer: Leonard Rosenman
Sound Editor: Rodney Holland
Sound Recordist: Robin Gregory
Camera
Director of Photography: John Alcott
Camera Operator: Ronnie Taylor, Mike Molloy
Focus Puller: Douglas Milsome
Camera Grip: Tony Cridlin, Luke Quigley
Art
Art Direction: Roy Walker
Assistant Art Director: Bill Brodie
Production Design: Ken Adam
Set Dresser: Vernon Dixon
Art Designer: Roy Walker
Costume & Make-Up
Costume Design: Ulla-Britt Söderlund, Milena Canonero
Hairstylist: Susie Hill, Daphne Vollmer, Marsha Lewis
Makeup Artist: Alan Boyle, Barbara Daly, Jill Carpenter, Ann Brodie, Yvonne Coppard
Crew
Stunt Coordinator: Roy Scammell
Details
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English, German, French
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures, Hawk Films, Peregrine
Technical Specs
Runtime: 185 min
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1
Sound Mix: Mono, Dolby Digital