Rollerball

E54496

dystopian film film science fiction film sports film

Rollerball is a 1975 dystopian science fiction sports film depicting a violent future game used by corporations to control society.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dystopian film → film → science fiction film → sports film →
aspectOf	1970s science fiction cinema →
award	Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film (nominated) →
basedOn	Roller Ball? (short story) →
basedOnAuthor	William Harrison →
castMember	James Caan → John Houseman → Maud Adams → Moses Gunn → Ralph Richardson →
centralTheme	corporate control of society → individualism versus collectivism → violence as social control →
cinematographer	Douglas Slocombe →
colorProcess	color →
composer	André Previn →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
depicts	corporate-dominated world →
director	Norman Jewison →
distributor	United Artists →
distributorRegion	theatrical →
editor	Anthony Gibbs →
fictionalSport	Rollerball (violent arena game) →
filmingLocation	Munich → United Kingdom → West Germany →
filmRating	R (MPAA) →
genre	dystopian → science fiction → sports →
hasRemake	Rollerball (2002 film) →
mainCharacter	Jonathan E. →
medium	feature film →
narrativeFunctionOfGame	tool of corporate control →
notableFor	critique of corporate power → depiction of a violent corporate-controlled sport →
originalLanguage	English →
producer	Norman Jewison →
productionCompany	United Artists →
protagonistPortrayedBy	James Caan →
releaseDate	1975-06-25 →
releaseYear	1975 →
runtime	approximately 125 minutes →
screenwriter	William Harrison →
settingPeriod	future →
title	Rollerball →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Roven ("Rollerball (2002 film)") → John Houseman ("Rollerball (1975 film)") → Norman Jewison →	notableWork
Rollerball ("Roller Ball? (short story)") →	basedOn
Norman Jewison →	directed
Rollerball ("Rollerball (violent arena game)") →	fictionalSport
Rollerball ("Rollerball (2002 film)") →	hasRemake
Rollerball →	title