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06/02/1974 Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction 1h 46m
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Beyond 1984, Beyond 2001, Beyond Love, Beyond Death.

Overview

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.

  1. John Boorman

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sean Connery

    Zed

  2. Charlotte Rampling

    Consuella

  3. Sara Kestelman

    May

  4. John Alderton

    Friend

  5. Sally Anne Newton

    Avalow

  6. Niall Buggy

    Arthur Frayn / Zardoz

  7. Bosco Hogan

    George Saden

  8. Jessica Swift

    Apathetic

  9. Bairbre Dowling

    Star

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Reviews

A review by drystyx
Written by drystyx on 2023-04-18
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 does. He likes plain women more than pretty ones. When he speaks, there's no motivation in any of his lines. Sure, they're poorly written, but good actors give meaning to any line. Connery fails. Perhaps...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,570,000.00

Revenue
$1,800,000.00

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