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Zardoz
In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
1974 · Directed by John Boorman · 106 min · Fantasy · Action · Thriller · Science Fiction · 24 frames
Tagline
Beyond 1984, Beyond 2001, Beyond Love, Beyond Death.
Crew
- Written by: John Boorman
- Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth
- Edited by: John Merritt
- Music: David Munrow
- Production design: Anthony Pratt
- Produced by: John Boorman
Cast
- Sean Connery as Zed
- Charlotte Rampling as Consuella
- Sara Kestelman as May
- John Alderton as Friend
- Sally Anne Newton as Avalow
- Niall Buggy as Arthur Frayn / Zardoz
- Bosco Hogan as George Saden
- Jessica Swift as Apathetic
- Bairbre Dowling as Star
- Christopher Casson as Old Scientist
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: John Boorman Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Budget: $1,570,000
- Box office: $1,800,000
- Themes: future, immortality, dystopia, murder, campy, savage
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