Thackeray's 18th-century Irish rogue (Ryan O'Neal) woos and wins a rich widow (Marisa Berenson), then plays... (Learn more)
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee (View All)
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Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee
With ornate imagery reminiscent of paintings from the story's 18th century period, Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel depicts the rise and fall of a sensitive rogue in the British aristocracy. Young Irishman Redmond Barry (Ryan O'Neal) leaves home to seek his fortune after apparently killing an English officer in a duel. Through a series of mishaps and accidents, Barry winds up fighting with the Prussian army in the Seven Years' War under the command of Capt. Potzdorf (Hardy Kruger); at war's end, Potzdorf enlists Barry to spy on a shady Chevalier (Patrick Magee). Instead, Barry joins up with the Irish Chevalier to flee Prussia and live as gamblers among Europe's elite. Wishing to climb even higher, Barry soon meets the beautiful Lady Lyndon (Marisa Berenson), marrying her for her fortune after her older titled husband dies. Her son Lord Bullingdon (Leon Vitali), however, despises the upstart Barry, and, regardless of how his mother may feel, sees to it that the re-named Barry Lyndon will never be able to stake his claim to the entrenched aristocracy. Coming after Kubrick's esteemed hits 2001 (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon opened with high expectations and met with decidedly mixed responses to its restrained tone. Even with Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Director (and wins for Cinematography, Art Direction, Costumes, and Adapted Score), Barry Lyndon was a box office failure, as mid-'70s audiences increasingly turned away from such narrative challenges as its epic length and muffled emotions. Since then, Barry Lyndon has gained in stature, taking its place among the formidable artistic achievements of Kubrick's career. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
1/1/75
MPAA Rating
Rated PG
Running Time
184 mins.
Locations
- England, United Kingdom
- Ireland
Language
- English
Awards
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 1975 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1975 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1975 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1975 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1975 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 1975 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1975 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1975 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 1975 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Costume Design award at the 1975 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 1975 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 1975 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1975 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1975 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted or Original Song Score award at the 1975 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Art Direction award at the 1975 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
- Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
