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Barbarosa (1982)

Barbarosa poster
Directed by
Fred Schepisi
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young cowboy flees from a deadly feud and falls in with a legendary outlaw named Barbarosa. Together they ride through the desert, and the boy learns the bandit's hard-won wisdom about survival and honor.

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What happens

Barbarosa is a 1982 American Western film starring Willie Nelson and Gary Busey. It is about a young cowboy on the run from the law who partners with a famous "bandido" and learns about life from him. Barbarosa was the first American-made film by the Australian director Fred Schepisi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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