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Barbarella (film)

This article is about the 1968 film. For other uses, see Barbarella.

Barbarella
Multicolored, comic-like film poster of Barbarella and other characters
Theatrical release poster by Robert McGinnis[1]
Directed byRoger Vadim
Screenplay by
Based onBarbarella
by Jean-Claude Forest
Produced byDino De Laurentiis
Starring
CinematographyClaude Renoir
Edited byVictoria Mercanton[2]
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • 11 October 1968 (1968-10-11) (New York)
  • 18 October 1968 (1968-10-18) (Italy)
  • 25 October 1968 (1968-10-25) (France)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4–9 million[4][5]
Box office$5.5 million (North American rentals)[6]

Barbarella[a] is a 1968 science fiction film directed by Roger Vadim, based on the French comic series of the same name by Jean-Claude Forest. The film stars Jane Fonda as the title character, a space traveler and representative of the United Earth government sent to find scientist Durand Durand, who has created a weapon that could destroy humanity. The supporting cast includes John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O'Shea, Marcel Marceau, David Hemmings, Ugo Tognazzi, and Claude Dauphin.

Having expressed an interest in comics and science fiction, Vadim was hired to direct Barbarella after producer Dino De Laurentiis purchased the film rights to the comic series. Vadim attempted to cast several actresses in the title role before choosing Fonda, his then-wife. A friend of Vadim's, Terry Southern, wrote the initial screenplay, which changed considerably during filming and led to seven other writers being credited in the final release, including Vadim and Forest, the latter of whom also worked on the film's production design. The film began shooting immediately following the completion of another De Laurentiis comic adaptation, Danger: Diabolik, with both films sharing several cast and crew members.

The film was particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where it was the year's second-highest-grossing film. Contemporary film critics praised Barbarella's visuals and cinematography but found its storyline weak after the first few scenes. Although several attempts at sequels, remakes, and other adaptations have been planned, none of these have entered production.

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  2. ^ "Cinée-ressources" (in French). Cineressources.net. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Barbarella (1968)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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  5. ^ "Barbarella". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ^ "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. 7 January 1976. p. 6.
  7. ^ Barbarella: Queen Of The Galaxy (50th Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray). Los Angeles, California: Paramount Home Entertainment. 2018. The setting is the planet Lythion in the year 40,000, when Barbarella (Jane Fonda) makes a forced landing while traveling through space.
  8. ^ Curti 2016, p. 90.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference TCM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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