Ripped from the pages of Robert E. Howard’s beloved pulp stories,
and brought to the screen by maverick director John Milius, Conan
the Barbarian is one of the most beloved fantasy-action
adventures in Hollywood history, which not only popularized a new
subgenre – the -and-sorcery film – but also made a cinematic
icon of its star, former bodybuilding sensation Arnold
Schwarzenegger.
In an ancient land, young Conan witnesses his family being
slaughtered by an evil snake cult ransacking his village. Raised
as a slave, the adult Conan (Schwarzenegger) rises up through the
fighting pits, becoming an unparalleled and fearsome warrior.
Unexpectedly freed, Conan and his companions – two fighters,
Subotai (Gerry Lopez) and Valeria (Sandahl Bergman), as well as a
Wizard (Mako) – are enlisted by King Osric (Max von Sydow) to
free his daughter from the hypnotic clutches of the same cult
that murdered Conan’s family long ago, led by the shape-shifting
sorcerer Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones).
Praise Crom! At long last, Milius’ glorious ode to the days of
high adventure (co-written by Oliver Stone) has been restored in
stunning 4K with hours of bonus features and a heart-racing Atmos
remix that immerses you in the action, accompanied throughout by
an electrifying, career-best score by the late Basil Poledouris
(RoboCop). If you do not listen… then to hell with you!
DISC ONE – FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
* 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision
(HDR10 compatible) of three versions of the film via seamless
branching: the Theatrical Cut (127 mins), the International Cut
(129 mins) and the Extended Cut (130 mins) all restored in 4K
from the original negative by Arrow Films
* Restored original mono audio and remixed Dolby Atmos surround
audio on all three cuts
* Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on
all three cuts
* Archive feature commentary by director John Milius and star
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Extended Cut only)
* Feature commentary by genre historian Paul M. Sammon, author of
Conan: The Phenomenon (Extended Cut only)
* Isolated score track in lossless stereo (Extended Cut only)
DISC TWO – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)
* Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan, an archive documentary
from 2000 featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Milius,
Stone, Jones, Lopez, Bergman, Poledouris and several others
* Designing Conan, an interview with production artist William
Stout
* Costuming Conan, an interview with costume designer John
Bloomfield
* Barbaric Effects, an interview with special effects crew
members Colin Arthur and Ron Hone
* Young Conan, an interview with actor Jorge Sanz
* Conan & The Priest, an interview with actor Jack Taylor
* Cutting the Barbarian, an interview with assistant editor Peck
Prior
* Crafting Conan’s Magic, an interview with visual effects crew
members Peter Kuran and Katherine Kean
* Barbarians and Northmen, an interview with filmmaker Robert
Eggers on the film’s influence on The Northman
* Behind the Barbarian, an interview with John Walsh, author of
Conan the Barbarian: The Official History of the Film
* A Line in the Sand, an interview with Alfio Leotta, author of
The Cinema of John Milius
* Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend, an archive featurette on
the film’s literary and comic book roots
* Art of Steel: Makers & Masters, an archive interview with
master Kiyoshi Yamasaki
* Conan: From the Vault, an archive compilation of on-set cast
and crew interviews
* A Tribute to Basil Poledouris, a series of videos produced by
the Úbeda Film Music Festival, including video of Poledouris
conducting a concert of music from the film in 2006 (remixed in
5.1 surround) and interviews with collaborators such as Paul
Verhoeven and Randal Kleiser
* Rarely-seen electronic press kit from 1982, featuring over half
an hour of on-set footage and cast and crew interviews (from a
watermarked tape source)
* Outtakes, including a deleted cameo by Milius
* Split-screen “Valeria Battles Spirits” visual effects
comparison
* Conan: The Archives, a gallery of photos and production images
from 2000
* Conan the Barbarian: The Musical, an affectionate comic tribute
to the film by Jon & Al Kan
* US and International teaser and theatrical trailers
* Image gallery