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Red Sonja

5.4

Released April 09, 1985Runtime 1h 29min

A woman and a warrior that became a legend.

The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills the keeper of a talisman that gives her great power. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren.

Genres

Adventure

Fantasy

Action

Production Companies

The De Laurentiis Company

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $17,900,000
Revenue: $6,948,633
Profit/Loss: $-10,951,367

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Cast

Arnold SchwarzeneggerKalidor

Brigitte NielsenRed Sonja

Sandahl BergmanQueen Gedren

Paul L. SmithFalkon

Ernie Reyes Jr.Prince Tarn

Ronald LaceyIkol

Pat RoachBrytag

Terry RichardsDjart

Janet ÅgrenVarna

Donna OsterbuhrKendra, the High Priestess

Lara LambertiGedren's Handmaid

Hans MeyerRed Sonja's Father

Francesca Romana ColuzziRed Sonja's Mother

Stefano Maria MioniBarlok, Red Sonja's Brother

Tutte LemkowWizard

Kiyoshi YamasakiKyobo

Tad HorinoSwordmaster

Sven-Ole ThorsenBodyguard of Lord Brytag (uncredited)

Erik HolmeyWarrior (uncredited)

Crew

Richard FleischerDirector

Francesca RobertiScript Supervisor

Michel FerryAssistant Director

Kuki López RoderoAction Director

José López RoderoFirst Assistant Director

Mauro SacripantiAssistant Director

Clive ExtonScreenplay

George MacDonald FraserScreenplay

Barry Windsor-SmithCharacters

Roy ThomasCharacters

Robert E. HowardCharacters

A. Michael LiebermanExecutive Producer

Christian FerryProducer

Dino De LaurentiisProducer

José López RoderoAssociate Producer

Roberto de LaurentiisLocation Manager

Lucio TrentiniProduction Manager

Laura FattoriUnit Manager

Federico TocciUnit Manager

Frank J. UriosteEditor

Giuseppe RotunnoDirector of Photography

Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer

Danilo DonatiCostume Design

Gianni GiovagnoniArt Direction

Danilo DonatiProduction Design

Cesare D'AmicoMusic Editor

Kiyoshi YamasakiMartial Arts Choreographer

Bruno Van ZeebroeckSpecial Effects

Penelope ShawAssistant Editor

John K. StirberSpecial Effects

Giancarlo De LeonardisHairstylist

Augusto DiamantiKey Grip

Sergio MioniStunt Coordinator

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Reviews

Not a good REH interpretation (it’s too campy), but entertaining in some ways "Red Sonja" (1985) is essentially "Conan 3," after "Conan the Barbarian" (1982) and "Conan the Destroyer" (1984). Schwarzenegger plays the barbarian 'Kalidor' here because the filmmakers didn't have the rights to the...

Hot off the back of his outing as "Conan", Arnold Schwarzenegger teams up with Brigitte Nielsen in the eponymous role as both have to avenge the killing of her family and the destruction of her homeland by the evil "Gedren" (Sandahl Bergman). Their task is not helped much by their alighting on the ...