Barry Lyndon (1997) - Movie

Barry Lyndon (1997)
How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of 18th-century English nobility? For Barry Lyndon (Ryan O'Neal) the answer is: any way he can! His climb to wealth and privilege is the enthralling focus of this sumptuous Stanley Kubrick version of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel.
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Release Date: June 18th, 1997

DVD Release Date: June 29th, 1999

PG |3 hr 4 min

Plot Summary

How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of 18th-century English nobility? For Barry Lyndon (Ryan O'Neal) the answer is: any way he can! His climb to wealth and privilege is the enthralling focus of this sumptuous Stanley Kubrick version of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel.

Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, Steven Berkoff, Gay Hamilton, Leonard Rossiter, Godfrey Quigley

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Genres: Drama

Production Co: Peregrine, Hawk Films

Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures

Keywords: Fall, Engaging, Marriage, Soldier, Love interest, Love, Rise, England, Emotional

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Ratings & Reviews

100
Mick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle
This is one of Kubrick's best, not gimmicky or arch, not somnambulant or mannered, just finely detailed, measured, richly photographed and, at every step of the way, entertaining and interesting. show more
90
David SimsThe Atlantic
It’s a movie that actually makes the past look otherworldly, unlike many period pieces, which strive to make history seem easy to slip into. show more
100
Michael WilmingtonChicago Tribune
Kubrick's beautiful adaptation of the William Thackeray novel follows a young Irish gambler, rogue and romantic adventurer (Ryan O'Neal) though a painterly 18th Century English landscape of frozen elegance and upper-class hypocrisy. show more

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