The Warriors

The Warriors is a 1979 American cult action/thriller film directed by Walter Hill and based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel of the same name. Like the novel, the film borrows elements from the Anabasis by Xenophon. Cyrus (Roger Hill), leader of the Gramercy Riffs, the most powerful gang in New York City, calls a midnight summit of all New York area gangs, requesting them to send nine unarmed representatives to Van Cortlandt Park. The Warriors, from Co... More

Initial release date:

  • Feb 1, 1979

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 33 min

Also known as:

  • The Warriors,
  • Ratnici,
  • I guerrieri della notte,
  • Os Selvagens da Noite,
  • Krigarna,
  • Oi mahites,
  • Warriors, les guerriers de la nuit,
  • Los amos de la noche,
  • Wojownicy,
  • Die Warriors,
  • Krigerne,
  • Warriors - Os Selvagens da Noite,
  • Soturit

Film

Directed by

Walter Hill

Walter Hill (born January 10, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Hill is known for male-dominated action films and revival of the Western. He said in an interview, "Every film I've done has been a Western," and elaborated in another, "The Western is ultimately a stripped...

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Feb 9, 1979
  • Jan 16, 2001
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 33 min

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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 360,000

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Media

Adapted From

The Warriors

The Warriors is a novel written by Sol Yurick in 1965. It became the inspiration for the cult classic movie The Warriors. Compared to the movie, the novel takes a closer look at the concepts of sexuality, reputation, family, and survival. Because the movie was produced in 1979, a full fourteen...

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Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,742
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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