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Zardoz
Zardoz

Zardoz

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

Genres

FantasyActionThrillerScience Fiction

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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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Budget

$1570000

Revenue

$1800000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

5.932/10

Release Date

06 February 1974

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Zed

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Consuella

Sara Kestelman

Sara Kestelman

May

John Alderton

John Alderton

Friend

Sally Anne Newton

Sally Anne Newton

Avalow

Niall Buggy

Niall Buggy

Arthur Frayn / Zardoz

Bosco Hogan

Bosco Hogan

George Saden

Jessica Swift

Jessica Swift

Apathetic

Bairbre Dowling

Bairbre Dowling

Star

Christopher Casson

Christopher Casson

Old Scientist

Reginald Jarman

Reginald Jarman

Death (voice)

John Boorman

John Boorman

Farming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited)

Katrine Boorman

Katrine Boorman

Young Eternal (uncredited)

Telsche Boorman

Telsche Boorman

Young Eternal (uncredited)

David de Keyser

David de Keyser

Tabernacle (voice) (uncredited)

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