Zardoz
“Beyond 1984, Beyond 2001, Beyond Love, Beyond Death.”
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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Cast
15 people
Sean Connery
Zed
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Rock
Charlotte Rampling
Consuella
Known for
Red Sparrow
Assassin's Creed
Sara Kestelman
May
Known for
This Is Going to Hurt
Down Cemetery Road
John Alderton
Friend
Known for
Little Dorrit
Calendar Girls
Sally Anne Newton
Avalow
Also in
Summer of Silence
Blue Blood
Niall Buggy
Arthur Frayn / Zardoz
Known for
Mamma Mia!
Hellraiser
Bosco Hogan
George Saden
Known for
The Borgias
The Tudors
Jessica Swift
Apathetic
Also in
The Slipper and the Rose
Early Struggles
Bairbre Dowling
Star
Known for
The Dead
Christopher Casson
Old Scientist
Known for
Educating Rita
Reginald Jarman
Death (voice)
Also in
The Challenge
Man of the World
John Boorman
Farming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited)
Also in
What If?
Just a Song and Dance
John Boorman Director · David Munrow Composer Geoffrey Unsworth Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $1.6M · United States release February 6, 1974
Box office
Budget
$1,570,000
Worldwide gross
$1,800,000
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
John Boorman Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United Kingdom · Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 6, 1974
Theatrical
United Kingdom · March 26, 1974
Theatrical
United States · March 3, 1984
Physical · VHS
United States
March 27, 2001 · Physical · DVD
April 14, 2015 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Belgium
May 24, 1974 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 27, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Canada
March 27, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Czechia
January 1, 1993 · Physical
Denmark
September 23, 1974 · Theatrical
Finland
October 25, 1974 · Theatrical
France
March 13, 1974 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
October 31, 1974 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 17, 1974 · Theatrical
Italy
April 13, 1974 · Theatrical
Japan
November 4, 2022 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 5, 1974 · Theatrical
March 27, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
August 29, 1974 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 13, 1977 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 17, 1976 · Theatrical
Spain
September 9, 1974 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 16, 1974 · Theatrical
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