The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. Most of the 388 1980s adventure movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills the keeper of a talisman that gives her great power. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes23%
Metacritic35/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
983 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard FleischerDirector
- Clive ExtonScreenplay
- George MacDonald FraserScreenplay
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerKalidor
- Brigitte NielsenRed Sonja
- Sandahl BergmanQueen Gedren
- Paul L. SmithFalkon
- Ernie Reyes Jr.Prince Tarn
- Ronald LaceyIkol
- Pat RoachBrytag
- Terry RichardsDjart
- Janet ÅgrenVarna
- Donna OsterbuhrKendra, the High Priestess
- Lara LambertiGedren's Handmaid
- Hans MeyerRed Sonja's Father
