Handlingen skildrer den opportunistiske iren Redmond Barrys forsøk på å stige i det engelske klassesamfunnet. Filmen er ordnet i to hoveddeler (skilt med tekstplakater) og avsluttet med en epilog på tekstplakat. Filmens del 1 handler om Redmond Barrys fremgang, mens del 2 handler om hans nedgang og fall. Del 1: (Hvordan Redmond Barry tilegnet seg navn og status som Barry Lyndon.Containing an account of the misfortunes and disasters which befell Barry Lyndon.It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarrelled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now.Vanity FairThe Luck of Barry LyndonPaths of GloryPaths of GloryFull Metal JacketDr. StrangeloveVanity FairFraser's MagazineluckDr. Strangelove2001: En romodysseA Clockwork OrangeBarry LyndonBarry LyndonDr. NoGoldfingerDr. StrangeloveBarry LyndonBecky SharpVanity Fairexecutive producer2001A Clockwork OrangeOndskapens hotellLove StoryWhat's Up, Doc?tracking shotThe TelegraphsBarry Lyndon2001LolitaDr. StrangeloveintermissionLolitaA Clockwork OrangeEyes Wide ShutBarry LyndonBarry Lyndonreal timeBarry LyndonBarry LyndonBarry LyndonBarry LyndondekorumBarry LyndonA Clockwork OrangePaths of Glory2001: En romodysséLolitaA Clockwork Orange2001they are all equal nowThe KillingLolitaA Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork OrangerisefallBarry Lyndonadaptation scoreoutstanding cinematographer of 1975GjøkeredetTom JonesMadBarry LyndonFilm & kinoBarry LyndonNew York TimesenvironmentVarietyBarry LyndonBarry LyndonFar from the Madding CrowdmagnificentBarry Lyndon2001A Clockwork OrangeDagbladetsBarry LyndonBarry LyndonVGsBarry LyndonGreat Movies collectionThe GuardianBarry Lyndon2001Dr. StrangeloveflawlessBarry LyndonSan Francisco ChronicleBarry LyndonBarry LyndonThe Lost City of ZThe GuardianenigmaticThe TelegraphEntertainment WeeklyBarry LyndonSight & SoundBarry LyndonBarry LyndonpalimpsestBarry LyndonSpartacus2001: En romodysséBarry LyndonBarry LyndonBarry LyndonIdomeneoIdomeneoIdomeneoIdomeneoIdomeneoBarberen i SevillaIdomeneoIdomeneo, konge av KretaIl barbiere di SivigliaBarberen i SevillaMaking Time in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon: Art, History, and Empire''. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.