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Rollerball ()

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In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations.
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Jonathan E.
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Bartholomew
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Ella
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Moonpie
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Cletus
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Mackie
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Daphne
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Executive
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Rusty, Team Executive
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Japanese Doctor
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Girl in Library
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Bartholomew's Aide (as Rick Le Parmentier)
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Strategy Coach for Houston Team
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Librarian
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Madrid Biker #1 (uncredited)
Jimmy Berg ...
Houston Team Rookie (uncredited)
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Biker (uncredited)
Miquel Brown ...
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Blue (uncredited)
Loftus Burton ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Barrie Cookson ...
Executive (uncredited)
Robert Dancel ...
Tokyo #4 (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Pregame Announcer (uncredited)
Abi Gouhad ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Man Collecting Coats (uncredited)
Alan Hamane ...
Biker (uncredited)
Patti Hammond ...
Girl at Party (uncredited)
Aidan Harrington ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Harvey ...
Directorate Executive (uncredited)
Andy Ho ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Kevin Jewison ...
Houston Team Rookie (uncredited)
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Woman at Party (uncredited)
Eddie Kubo ...
Tokyo #8 (uncredited)
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Executive (uncredited)
Bob Leon ...
Biker (uncredited)
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Jonathan's Guard (uncredited)
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Executive (uncredited)
Bob Miller ...
Game Announcer (uncredited)
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Rollerball Team Member (uncredited)
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Game Ball Launch Official (uncredited)
Yasuko Nagazumi ...
Masseuse (uncredited)
Gregory Palmer ...
Rookie (uncredited)
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Tuffy (uncredited)
Alfred Thomas ...
Team Trainer (uncredited)
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Jonathan's Captain of Guard (uncredited)
Danny Wong ...
Biker (uncredited)
Vincent Wong ...
Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Norman Jewison

Written by

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William Harrison ... (screenplay)
 
William Harrison ... (short story "Roller Ball Murder") (uncredited)

Produced by

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Norman Jewison ... producer
Patrick J. Palmer ... associate producer (as Patrick Palmer)

Cinematography by

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Douglas Slocombe ... director of photography

Editing by

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Antony Gibbs

Editorial Department

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Terry Busby ... assistant editor
Brian Mann ... assistant editor
Amanda Palmer ... assistant editor
Hubert de La Bouillerie ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Lynn Stalmaster

Production Design by

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John Box

Art Direction by

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Robert W. Laing ... (as Robert Laing)

Costume Design by

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Julie Harris

Makeup Department

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Leonard ... hair consultant (as Leonard of London)
Wally Schneiderman ... makeup
Elaine Bowerbank ... hairdresser (uncredited)

Production Management

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Larry DeWaay ... supervising production manager (as Larry De Waay)
Ted Lloyd ... production manager
Dieter Meyer ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kip Gowans ... first assistant director
Chris Kenny ... assistant director
Max Kleven ... second unit director
Peter Price ... assistant director
Dietmar Siegert ... assistant director

Art Department

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Charles Bishop ... assistant art director
Michael Redding ... construction manager
Jack Towns ... property master
Arthur Wicks ... standby props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Derek Ball ... sound mixer
Archie Ludski ... dubbing editor
Gordon K. McCallum ... sound re-recordist
Les Wiggins ... dubbing editor
John Hayward ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Sass Bedig ... special effects
John Richardson ... special effects
Joe Fitt ... special effects (uncredited)
Hal Millar ... special effects (uncredited)
Paul Wurtzel ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts

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Craig R. Baxley ... stunts (as Craig Baxley)
Tony Brubaker ... stunts
Gary Epper ... stunts
Max Kleven ... stunt coordinator
Bob Minor ... stunts
Jimmy Nickerson ... stunts (as Jim Nickerson)
Chuck Parkison Jr. ... stunts
Dar Robinson ... stunts
Roy Scammell ... stunts
Walter Scott ... stunts (as Walt Scott)
Dick Warlock ... stunts
Jerry Wills ... stunts
Steve Boyum ... stunts (uncredited)
Nick Dimitri ... stunts (uncredited)
Diamond Farnsworth ... stunts (uncredited)
Mark Rocco ... stunts (uncredited)
Danny Wong ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dennis Fraser ... key grip
Robin Vidgeon ... camera assistant
Chic Waterson ... camera operator
Graham Attwood ... still photographer (uncredited)
Robin Browne ... photographer: second unit and aerials (uncredited)
Anthony Gaudioz ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Atze Glanert ... camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Renate Arbes ... casting: Munich (as Renate Arbes-Neuchl)
Mary Selway ... casting: London

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John Hilling ... wardrobe supervisor
Ron Postal ... wardrobe designer: Mr. Caan

Location Management

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Malcolm J. Christopher ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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London Symphony Orchestra ... music played by (as The London Symphony Orchestra)
André Previn ... conductor
John Richards ... music recordist (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Yvonne Axworthy ... continuity

Transportation Department

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Don French ... transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Charles Cannon ... production accountant
Tom Carlile ... publicist
Peter Hicks ... skating supervisor
Golda Offenheim ... production assistant
Julia Pascal ... secretary to producer
Herbert Schurmann ... track architect
Brian Smedley-Aston ... multivision sequences
Robin Demetriou ... cast and crew chef (uncredited)
Gregory Palmer ... assistant (uncredited)
Bob Peak ... movie poster illustration (uncredited)
Tina Simmons ... stand-in: Barbara Trentham (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries, the violent game of Rollerball is used to control the populace by demonstrating the futility of individuality. However, one player, Jonathan E., rises to the top, fights for his personal freedom, and threatens the corporate control. Written by Jeff Hansen

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Taglines It's More Than Just a Game! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Rollerball: los gladiadores del futuro (United States, Spanish title)
  • Rollerball, ¿un futuro próximo? (Spain)
  • Rollerball: Os Gladiadores do Futuro (Brazil)
  • Rolerbol (Serbia)
  • Rollerball (gladiadores del futuro) (Mexico)
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Runtime
  • 125 min
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Budget $6,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Many of the extras in the film received an additional wage in order to cut their fashionably long hair so the look of the film would not be tied to the era in which it was made. See more »
Goofs At the beginning of the New York game, after many moments in the film where different characters have repeated that there would have been "no time limit", the scoreboard shows the countdown (starting from 20.00). This is not actually a goof, as the game was still going to have 20-minute periods, but there was going to be no limit to the number of periods, hence "no time limit". See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Brubaker (1980). See more »
Soundtracks Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 See more »
Quotes Bartholomew: Sweet dreams, Moonpie. That's a bad habit you've got there. You know what that habit will make you dream, Moonpie? You'll dream you're an executive. You'll have your hands on all the controls, and you will wear a gray suit, and you will make decisions. But you know what, Moonpie? You know what those executives dream about out there behind their desks? They dream they're great Rollerballers. They dream they're Jonathan; they have muscles, they bash in faces.
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