Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King.|Embark on the Complete Quest
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital Mono, 2 Discs
The action-adventures of the legendary warrior Conan come together in the epic collection, Conan: The Complete Quest. Included in this 2-Pack are CONAN THE BARBARIAN and CONAN THE DESTROYER.CONAN THE BARBARIAN: Through the history of mankind, the times that are most recorded in mythology and song are those of great deeds and fantastic adventures. Such a time was the Hyborean Age. Such a tale is the story of Conan The Barbarian. Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is captured as a child after his parents' savage murder by the raiding Vanir led by Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones), head also of the malignant snake-cult of Set. Fifteen years of agony, first chained to the Wheel of Pain grinding grain and then enslaved as a Pit Fighter, forge a magnificent body and indomitable spirit. Freed miraculously one day by his owner, Conan, with his companions Subotai and Mongol (Gerry Lopez) and Valeria, Queen of Thieves (Sandahl Bergman), sets forth upon his quest to learn "the riddle of steel" which his father has prophesied, will confer ultimate power; and to kill the arch-villain Thulsa Doom. CONAN THE DESTROYER: The fabulous Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor, author, seven times Mr. Olympia and five times Mr. Universe, is back for the further adventures of Conan, the warrior king. And this time he's joined by a large cast that includes Grace Jones and Wilt Chamberlain. In this second Conan epic, he is asked by the evil Queen Taramis to accompany a beautiful young princess to find a magic treasure. If he returns with the treasure and the virgin, the Queen promises to bring Conan's beloved Valeria back from the dead. But little does he know that she plans to kill them both, or that the return of the treasure will mean the extinction of mankind. In the words of People magazine, "...the action is large-scale, the plot suitably fantastic, and the climax, a fight to the death between Conan and a god brought back to life (the monster was designed by E.T. creator Carlo Rambaldi), is slam-bang."
"[Barbarian] Ron Cobb's spectacular production design and Basil Poledouris' vibrant score help make this superior to the many low-grade imitations it spawned." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
This program contains the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi/action films CONAN THE BARBARIAN and CONAN THE DESTROYER. Please see individual titles for complete information.
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