Barbarosa

Barbarosa

The outlaw...the outcast...and the legend that was bigger than both of them.

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Release Date

2/19/1982

Runtime

90 mins

Overview

Karl Westover, an inexperienced farm boy, runs away after unintentionally killing a neighbor, whose family pursues him for vengeance. He meets Barbarosa, a gunman of near-mythical proportions, who is himself in danger from his father-in-law Don Braulio, a wealthy Mexican rancher. Don Braulio wants Barbarosa dead for marrying his daughter against the father's will. Barbarosa reluctantly takes the clumsy Karl on as a partner, as both of them look to survive the forces lining up against them.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,736,123

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A weathered outlaw legend reluctantly mentors a naive farmboy on the run, and their unlikely partnership becomes a meditation on mortality and legacy wrapped in Western gunplay. The film savors character moments as much as action, creating something closer to a character study than a conventional Western.

Mood

WistfulDefiantBittersweet

Themes

RedemptionFriendshipFreedom

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticWidescreen epic

Structure

Two-hander

Heads up

Graphic violence

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