Zardoz

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Zardoz is a 1974 science fiction film directed by John Boorman, known for its surreal, dystopian vision and starring Sean Connery in one of his most unconventional roles.

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instanceOf dystopian film
film
science fiction film
basedOn original screenplay by John Boorman
cinematography Geoffrey Unsworth
costumeDesigner Christel Kruse Boorman
countryOfOrigin Ireland
United Kingdom
director John Boorman
distributor 20th Century Fox
editedBy John Boorman
filmingLocation County Wicklow
Ireland
genre dystopian
science fiction
surrealist film
hasCharacter Arthur Frayn
Consuella
May
Zed
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme class division
decay of utopia
immortality
questioning of godlike authority
violence and control
leadActorRole Sean Connery as Zed
musicBy David Munrow
notableFor giant flying stone head iconography
surreal imagery
unconventional role for Sean Connery
originalLanguage English
producer John Boorman
productionCompany John Boorman Productions
publicationDate 1974
releaseFormat theatrical release
runtimeMinutes 105
screenwriter John Boorman
setInYear 2293
setting post-apocalyptic Earth
starring Charlotte Rampling
John Alderton
Niall Buggy
Sara Kestelman NERFINISHED
Sean Connery
writtenInCountry Ireland

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