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Zardoz
Theatrical release poster by Ron Lesser
Directed by
John Boorman
Written by
John Boorman
Produced by
John Boorman
Starring
Sean Connery
Charlotte Rampling
Sara Kestelman
John Alderton
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by
John Merritt
Music by
David Munrow
Production company
John Boorman Productions Ltd. (uncredited)
Distributed by
20th Century Fox (United States) Fox-Rank Distributors Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Release dates
February 6, 1974 (1974-02-06) (Los Angeles and New York City[1])
Running time
102 minutes[2]
Countries
United Kingdom
Ireland
United States[1]
Language
English
Budget
US$1.57 million[3]
Box office
US$1.8 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)[4]
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 becomes curious about Zardoz, and his curiosity forces a confrontation between the two camps.
Boorman decided to make the film after his abortive attempt at dramatising The Lord of the Rings. Burt Reynolds was originally given the role, but subsequently declined the role due to illness. Sean Connery, in an attempt to reinvent himself after portraying James Bond, signed on.[5] It was shot entirely in County Wicklow, in the east of Ireland, and used locations at the Glencree Centre for Reconciliation, Hollybrook Hall (now Brennanstown Riding School) in Kilmacanogue, and Luggala mountain for the dramatic wasteland sequences.[6]
^ abZardoz at the American Film Institute Catalog
^"Zardoz". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^Solomon 1989, p. 257.
^Solomon 1989, p. 232.
^Thomas, Will (2 February 2007). "Zardoz". Empire Magazine.
^"Filming Locations for John Boorman's Zardoz (1973), in the Republic of Ireland". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations.
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