Zardoz
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.
Plot
In the year 2293, the human population is divided into the immortal "Eternals" and mortal "Brutals". The Brutals live in an irradiated 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 Brutal Exterminators kill and terrorize other "Brutals" at the orders of Zardoz, a flying stone head which supplies them with weapons in exchange for the food they collect. Zed, a Brutal Exterminator, hides aboard Zardoz during one trip, temporarily "killing" its Eternal operator-creator Arthur Frayn.
More details
author | John Boorman |
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director | John Boorman |
editor | John Merritt |
genre | fantasy science fiction |
keywords | artificial intelligence baby baby boy bake bore catatonia channel 4 condemn country estate emiliano zapata estate eugenics fly force immortal immortality kill leather boots meditation nappy nothing old age omphaloskepsis overcome plan psychic psychic power suffer than the the old world the wonderful wizard of oz understand wizard of oz zapata |
musicBy | David Munrow |
producer | John Boorman |
productionCompany | John Boorman Productions Ltd. |
publisher | 20th Century Fox Rank Organisation |
theme | dystopian post-apocalyptic science fantasy |