Arnold Schwarzenegger's breakthrough film as an actor was the sword-and-sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian.
Arnold Schwarzenegger . His breakthrough film was the sword-and-sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian in 1982 , a box office hit that resulted in a sequel . Conan the Barbarian is a 2011 American sword and sorcery film based on the character Conan the Barbarian created by Robert E. Howard .