Zardoz

1974 105 min ★ 5.9 Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

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.

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Cast

Sean Connery

Zed

Charlotte Rampling

Consuella

Sara Kestelman

May

John Alderton

Friend

Sally Anne Newton

Avalow

Niall Buggy

Arthur Frayn / Zardoz

Bosco Hogan

George Saden

Jessica Swift

Apathetic

Bairbre Dowling

Star

Christopher Casson

Old Scientist

Details

Director

John Boorman

Tagline

"Beyond 1984, Beyond 2001, Beyond Love, Beyond Death."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,570,000

Revenue

$1,800,000

Production

John Boorman Productions, 20th Century Fox

Reviews

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Wuchak

March 13, 2019

★ 6/10

***When liberal fascism takes over*** Nearing the end of his physical prime, Sean Connery stars as Zed, an "Exterminator," who wants to discover the truth about "Zardoz," a gigantic menacing head and supposed god of earth in the year 2293. Zed stows away and sneaks into the "vortex" where live the ruling class of the planet, essentially futuristic hippies, extremely bored by their immortality. ...

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drystyx

April 18, 2023

★ 1/10

Is this worse than Never Say Never Again? It's very close. Both are among the worst 100 movies ever made. This one is a conglomerated mess. The writer can't communicate one coherent thought. There's not one coherent thing about this movie. So it's difficult to say what it's about, but it's dull, uninspiring, and uninspired. The hero played by Connery has no motivation for a single thing he doe...