Barry Lyndon charts the rise and fall of a sensitive and dashing rogue, based on Thackeray’s novel The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.
Forced to leave Ireland after killing an English officer in a duel, handsome young Redmond Barry (Ryan O’Neal) seeks his fortune as a soldier in Prussia, as a spy, then as a gambler living among the elite of Europe.
Barry then marries Lady Lyndon (Marisa Berenson) for her wealth, takes her name and settles in England. The social acceptance he seeks finally eludes him