Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 188 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
- based on novel or book
- gambling
- desertion
- fencing
- palace
- british army
- opportunist
- wealth
- debt
- duel
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Ryan O'Neal
Barry Lyndon
Marisa Berenson
Lady Lyndon
Patrick Magee
The Chevalier
Hardy Krüger
Captain Potzdorf
- Steven Berkoff — Lord Ludd
- Gay Hamilton — Nora
- Marie Kean — Barry's Mother
- Diana Körner — German Girl
- Murray Melvin — Reverend Runt
- Frank Middlemass — Sir Charles Lyndon
- Leon Vitali — Lord Bullingdon
- Arthur O'Sullivan — Highwayman
- Godfrey Quigley — Captain Grogan
- Leonard Rossiter — Captain Quin
- Philip Stone — Graham
- Directed
- Stanley Kubrick
- Written
- Stanley Kubrick
Production
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 3,271 ratings
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Hawk Films, Peregrine
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
