The Barbarians

The Barbarians is a 1987 sword and sorcery film directed by Ruggero Deodato. Drawing on action, fantasy and adventure, it is an Italian-American co-production made by The Cannon Group, shot in English and running 87 minutes. Filming took place in Rome and the Abruzzo Mountains, on a budget of around four million dollars.

The leads are the bodybuilding twin brothers Peter and David Paul, known as the Barbarian Brothers, which is also the film's alternative title, The Barbarian Brothers. Richard Lynch and Eva LaRue co-star, and the cast also includes Michael Berryman, Raffaella Baracchi, Benito Stefanelli, George Eastman and Nello Pazzafini. James R. Silke wrote the screenplay.

The film opened in the United States and Italy in 1987, and in German cinemas on 5 May 1988 as Die Barbaren. Peter and David Paul were nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star for their work in it, at the 8th Golden Raspberry Awards.