Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Directed by John Milius
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A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.

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  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    "Milius's sword-and-sorcery film established the muscular, mythologically-serious fantasy register Fellowship extends — landscape as character, ancient evils, heroic quest." source

Conan the Barbarian (1982), directed by John Milius, has been cited as an influence on 1 later work, such as The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Check out the citations below.