Barry Lyndon
DramaRomanceWarHistory
8/10
|USGB
|en
|188 min
Release Date: 1975-12-18
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesHawk FilmsPeregrine
User Reviews
John Chard
8/10
A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one. First thing that is patently obvious is that as a visual piece of work the film has few peers, from stunning shots of rolling hills to the lavish period detail, it quite literally is breath taking. The attention to detail by director Stanley Kubrick and cinematograp...
Read full review →
CinemaSerf
7/10
Loved-up “Redmond Barry” (Ryan O’Neal) has a crush on his cousin “Nora” (Gay Hamilton) but her family are in need of the £1,500 a year from “Capt. Quin” (Leonard Rossiter) so they engineer a situation that sees this young man heading off for the bright lights of Dublin. Along the way, he encounters a highwayman and that necessitates him joining the army. That has it’s advantages, though, as it ta...
