Criterion Collection: Barry Lyndon

Stanley Kubrick's exquisite costume drama meticulously details the rise and fall of Redmond Barry Lyndon (Ryan O'Neal), an Irish rogue with dreams of grandeur and glory. As Lyndon schemes to make himself part of 18th-century English nobility, he experiences war, romance, and tragedy during his climb to wealth and privilege. With Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee; based on a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. 184 min.