Zardoz (1974)

Directed by

John Boorman

Genre

fantasy film, action film, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film, dystopian film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 523 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a post-apocalyptic world, a barbarian named Zed serves the Brutals who worship a flying stone head called Zardoz. He begins to question their society and finds a hidden group of immortals called the Eternals.

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What happens

Zardoz is a 1974 science fantasy film written, produced, and directed by John Boorman and starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling. It depicts a post-apocalyptic world where barbarians (the Brutals) worship the stone idol Zardoz while growing food for a hidden elite, the Eternals. The Brutal Zed, driven by curiosity about Zardoz, instigates a confrontation between the two peoples. Boorman decided to make the film after his abortive attempt at dramatising The Lord of the Rings. Burt Reynolds was originally given the role of Zed, but then declined it due to illness. His place was taken by Sean Connery, who wanted to reinvent himself after portraying James Bond. It was shot entirely in County Wicklow in the east of Ireland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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