Red Sonja

Name: Red Sonja
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action
Released: 1985-04-09
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith, Ernie Reyes Jr.

A woman and a warrior that became a legend.

Red Sonja (1985)

Timing: 1:29 (89 min)

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Release date

1985-04-09

Country

Netherlands, United States, Italy

Production

United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Famous Films Productions, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, MGM

Genre

Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Budget

$17 900 000

Revenue

$6 948 633

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Director

Richard Fleischer

Actors

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith, Ernie Reyes Jr., Ronald Lacey, Pat Roach, Terry Richards, Janet Ågren, Donna Osterbuhr
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Scenario

Producer

Dino De Laurentiis, Christian Ferry, A. Michael Lieberman

Operator

Giuseppe Rotunno

Composer

Ennio Morricone

Artist

Danilo Donati

Audition

Editing

Frank J. Urioste
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Short description

The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills the keeper of a talisman that gives her great power. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren.

What's left behind the scenes

Initially, it was assumed that Arnold Schwarzenegger would reprise his role as Conan in this film, as Red Sonja appeared in the novels about this hero. Ultimately, a new character named Kalidor was created for the film, who was practically indistinguishable from Conan.
Studio filming of the film took place in Italy, at the Pontini Studios, while location shooting was done in the Italian region of Abruzzo.
In 'Conan the Barbarian,' Sandahl Bergman played Conan’s lover, Valeria. She was initially offered the lead role in 'Red Sonja,' but the idea was abandoned, and she was instead given the role of the villainess, Gedren.
It took the filmmakers a year to find an actress who possessed a sufficiently “Amazonian” appearance for the lead role. Eight weeks before filming began, they were still searching, but then they came across photos of Brigitte Nielsen in a magazine.
It was originally intended that Arnold Schwarzenegger would recreate his role as Conan in this film, as Red Sonja appeared in the novels featuring that character. Ultimately, a new character named Kalidor was created for the movie, who was virtually indistinguishable from Conan.
In the film 'Conan the Barbarian,' Sandahl Bergman played Conan's lover, Valeria. In 'Red Sonja,' she was initially offered the lead role, but the idea was later abandoned, and she was instead given the role of the villainess Hedren.
The filmmakers spent a year searching for an actress with a sufficiently 'Amazonian' look for the lead role. Eight weeks before filming began, they were still searching, but then they happened to see photos of Bridget Nielsen in a magazine.