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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   6,844 votes
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Director:
Writer:
John Boorman (written by)
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Release Date:
6 February 1974 (USA) more
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Beyond 1984, Beyond 2001, Beyond Love, Beyond Death more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination more
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(9 articles)
Sean Connery Returns, Or At Least His Voice Does
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beginning of the best bizarre flicks more (153 total)

Cast

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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
Reginald Jarman ... Death (voice)
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Runtime:
105 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The scene where Zed (Sean Connery) and Consuella (Charlotte Rampling) turn into skeletons had to be shot three times. The first time, the film was damaged, and the second time, a studio helper accidentally exposed the negatives. Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling were extremely annoyed, because of the time they had to spend having make-up done. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Zed discovers the floating book, you can clearly see the strings suspending it in midair. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Arthur Frayn: I am Arthur Frayn, and I am Zardoz. I have lived three hundred years, and I long to die. But death is no longer possible. I am immortal. I present now my story, full of mystery and intrigue - rich in irony, and most satirical. It is set deep in a possible future...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994) more
Soundtrack:
Symphony No. 7 in A, op. 92, 2nd movement more

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35 out of 43 people found the following comment useful.
beginning of the best bizarre flicks, 26 December 2005
10/10
Author: tms-9 (tms@northcoast.com) from United States

Saw this when it first came out.. simply loved Sean Connery in heels, the the Egypt-Brit village, the fem-men, butchy yet gorgeous women...a flying, gun spewing head....weird beyond belief....and yet universally panned by all as a lousy film. How wrong they were!

This film was the father of Memento, and sister of Vanilla Sky, cousin to Lathe of Heaven [1980]

No matter who laughed at me I continued to love this film, and when I finally bought a video play it was the first film I ever purchased.

as a note, the end music on Zardoz is also the same track as in Waterland with Eric Stoltz.

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