Zardoz (1974)
105 min - Fantasy | Sci-Fi - 6 February 1974 (USA)
Director:
John Boorman
Writer:
John Boorman
Stars:
Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman
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. Zardoz is a 1974 science fiction/dark comedy written, produced, and directed by John Boorman. It stars Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, and Sara Kestelman. Zardoz was Connery's second post-James Bond role (after The Offence). The film was shot by cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth on a budget of US$1.57 million.
In a future post-apocalypse Earth (2293) the human population is divided into the immortal 'Eternals' and mortal 'Brutals'. The Brutals live in a wasteland, growing food for the Eternals, who live apart in 'the Vortex', leading a luxurious but aimless existence on the grounds of a country estate. The connection between the two groups is through Brutal Exterminators, who kill and terrorize other "Brutals" at the orders of a huge flying stone head called Zardoz, which supplies them with weapons in exchange for the food they collect. Zed (Connery), a Brutal Exterminator, hides aboard Zardoz during one trip, temporarily "killing" its Eternal operator-creator Arthur Frayn (Niall Buggy).
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Thanks for posting this Rick. My copy is pretty small and is a bit fuzzy.
Yes thanks a zillion Rick!