Barbarosa

Barbarosa (1982)

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    (1,584 ratings)

Barbarosa is a western starring the unlikely screen team of Willie Nelson and Gary Busey. Nelson is an outlaw, Busey his country-bumpkin buddy. They decide to ride together, since both are on the run from separate family feuds. Directed by Australian filmmaker Fred Schepisi, the screenplay for… More

PG, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Fred Schepisi
Genres
Western, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Feb 19, 1982 Wide
On DVD
Mar 18, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Adam Lippe, Examiner.com

    Schepisi doesn't have time to show off; Despite the opportunity for some beautiful widescreen vistas, he doesn't use them as a crutch or a cheap conduit for a scene transition without a proper segue. [Well, other than Busey's unbelievably toothy grin.]

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Barbarosa comes along just when we thought Westerns were extinct: this gritty mongrel saga ought to satisfy all sagebrush devotees.

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