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59% Critic Match
Barbarosa
“The outlaw...the outcast...and the legend that was bigger than both of them.”
5.9 / 10• 1982• 1h 30m•PG• English
WesternAction
Storyline
Karl Westover, an inexperienced farm boy, runs away after unintentionally killing a neighbor, whose family pursues him for vengeance. He meets Barbarosa, a gunman of near-mythical proportions, who is himself in danger from his father-in-law Don Braulio, a wealthy Mexican rancher. Don Braulio wants Barbarosa dead for marrying his daughter against the father's will. Barbarosa reluctantly takes the clumsy Karl on as a partner, as both of them look to survive the forces lining up against them.
Cast & Crew
Willie Nelson
Barbarosa
Lead
Gary Busey
Karl Westover
Isela Vega
Josephina
Gilbert Roland
Don Braulio
Danny De La Paz
Eduardo
Alma Martinez
Juanita
George Voskovec
Herman Pahmeyer
SC
Sharon Compton
Hilda
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fred Schepisi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Barbarosa is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
