Red Sonja

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

Audition

Editing

Frank J. Urioste
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• 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.
• In the film "Conan the Barbarian," Sandahl Bergman played Conan's lover, Valeria. She was initially offered the lead role in "Red Sonja," but the idea was later abandoned, and she was given the role of the villainess Gedren instead.
• It took the filmmakers a year to find an actress who possessed a sufficiently "Amazonian" appearance for the lead role. They were still searching eight weeks before the start of filming, but then they came across photos of Brigitte Nielsen in a magazine.
• 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.