Zardoz
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John Boorman...the production proved too costly though some elements and themes can be seen in ''Excalibur ''. A wide variety of films followed: Zardoz (1974), starring Sean Connery, was a post-apocalyptic science fiction piece, set in the 24th century. In this article: Charley Boorman, Lee Marvin, Federico Fellini, Excalibur, Hadrian, Marcello Mastroianni, Ewan McGregor, David Lean, and The Tiger's Tail |
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boston.com - Latest movie news | November 05, 2009
Gentlemen Broncos
...as a joyfully dreadful sci-fi action film, with Sam Rockwell cast as Benjy's macho hero Bronco. (Remember the 1974 Sean Connery flop "Zardoz''? Like that but with lousier hair.) These scenes are almost the best part of "Gentlemen Broncos'' -...
In this article: Jared Hess, Jemaine Clement, Michael Angarano, Coen brothers, Napoleon Dynamite, and Geodesic
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Wikipedia | November 03, 2009
Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver
...the hammer and rotate the first round in front of the hammer. This two-handed manual cocking can be seen many times in the motion picture Zardoz, where the revolver is used by Sean Connery's character "Zed". This was done because, as a...
In this article: Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver, Webley, George Vincent Fosbery, Walter Winans, Sam Spade, World War I, Semi-automatic pistols, and Colt Single Action Army
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Wikipedia | October 26, 2009
Police state
..."Brutals" called "Exterminators", "the Chosen" warrior class. The Exterminators worship the god Zardoz, a huge, flying, hollow stone head. Zardoz teaches: Enigma Babylon One World Faith is the state religion of the totalitarian world...
In this article: Democracy, United Kingdom, Allegation, Fascism, Totalitarianism, North Korea, The Sleeper Awakes, and United States
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Wikipedia | September 13, 2009
Zardoz
..."Brutals" called "Exterminators", "the Chosen" warrior class. The Exterminators worship the god Zardoz, a huge, flying, hollow stone head. Zardoz teaches: The gun is good. The penis is evil. The penis shoots seeds, and makes new life to...
In this article: Charlotte Rampling, Sean Connery, John Boorman, Sara Kestelman, Seventh Symphony, Rotten Tomatoes, and Catatonia
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | August 20, 2009
John Boorman - A very English visionary is back
...1978.) The Lord of the Rings may have slipped through his grasp, but instead, the English director went on to make Deliverance (1972), Zardoz (1974), Excalibur (1981) and The Emerald Forest (1985) - all of which gave vent to his appetite for...
In this article: John Boorman, Deliverance, The Wizard of Oz, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lee Marvin, Stanley Kubrick, Disney, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Point Blank
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Wikipedia | July 19, 2009
The Wizard of Mars
...the title character, who is the collective consciousness of all Martians. Thematically, the film is very similar to John Boorman's Zardoz (1974), in that it deals with an immortal community longing for death. In the early 1980s, the film...
In this article: The Wizard of Mars, John Carradine, Silver, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, John Boorman, and Republic Pictures
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washingtonpost.com | June 19, 2009
John Kelly's Washington
...to 12-18 inches. Reston, Va. : My favorite vanity plate that I've seen is a mite obscure. There's a car in my 'hood with "ZARDOZ" plates. Zardoz is a wretchedly bad movie starring Sean Connery a few years after he ceased to play Bond. He's...
In this article: Katie Couric, Pizza, Il Divo, London, Washington, Giulio Andreotti, and Sean Connery
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Wales Online | June 14, 2009
Stars cash in with Far East ads
...bioguuuuuurt," he growls at the end in an Japanese accent that's somewhere north of Galashiels. And you thought that film sci-fi Zardoz, where Connery walks around in a giant nappy and pigtails, was weird. Richard Gere What...
In this article: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Brad Pitt, Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Far East, Mint, Peanut butter, and Blue Velvet
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The Daily Beast - Blogs and Stories | April 23, 2009
Stars: The Awkward Years
...A Dream, Ugly Ducklings, Young Celebrities, Jeff Gordon, Awkward Years, Ugly Teenage Celebrities, Jerry O'connell, Ugly Stage Zardoz was not an "unfortunate" choice for Sean Connery!! It's easily one of the most underrated films of all...
In this article: Piers Morgan, Sean Connery, Susan Boyle, Julia Roberts, Tina Fey, George Clooney, News of the World, and Daily Mirror
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NBC | March 26, 2009
Movie List Lunacy
...started as a reporter in 1992. Sue Z Today at 7:45 AM FLAG COMMENT Metropolis by Fritz Lang. Portrays every human emotion without words. Zardoz. A look at the future with Sean Connery saving immortals from themselves with death as the...
In this article: Citizen Kane, Fritz Lang, Sean Connery, New York Daily News, Facebook, Yahoo, Gone with the Wind, and Peter O'Toole
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Description from Wikipedia:
Zardoz is a 1974 science fiction film 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 million.
- Name:
- Zardoz
- Release Date:
- February 06, 1974
- Directed By:
- John Boorman
- Produced by:
- John Boorman
- Written By:
- John Boorman
- Editor:
- John Merritt
- Cinematography:
- Geoffrey Unsworth
- Music By:
- David Munrow
- Distributed By:
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Length:
- 105 min.
- Language:
- English
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