FILMBBarbarella1968

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How Long Is “Barbarella”?

Name: Barbarella
Genre: fantasy, SF, adaptation, cult classic
Released: 1968-10-18
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, David Hemmings, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O'Shea

1h 38m runtime

19681h 38mfantasy • SF • adaptation • cult classic

Fantasy film with a runtime of 98 minutes, released in 1968. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 38m

Minutes98

One SittingYes

With Break1h 50m

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Once viewers get beyond that notorious opening striptease, Roger Vadim's Barbarella veers more towards campy comedy than sexual stimulation. Jane Fonda, then Vadim's wife, plays the scantily clad futuristic comic-strip heroine created by Jean-Claude Forest. Aligning herself with counterrevolutionary Dildano (David Hemmings), Barbarella is subjected to all manner of Krafft-Ebbing perils. She is rescued from more than one scrape by a blind angel (John Philip Law), who is himself brutalized by the kinky Black Queen (Anita Pallenberg). Milo O'Shea is listed in the credits as "The Concierge," but he is identified in the film as Duran Duran -- and yes, the rock group of the 1980s was named after him, rather than the other way around. And let's not forget Professor Ping, played -- with dialogue -- by Marcel Marceau.

Runtime Card

Runtime1h 38m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 50m

Movie Facts

Release DateOctober 18, 1968

Runtime1h 38m

LanguageEnglish

Genresfantasy, SF, adaptation, cult classic

DirectorRoger Vadim

ProducerDino De Laurentiis

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