---
title: 'Death Race 2000 (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Bartel'
released: '1975-04-30'
runtime_minutes: 78
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-race-2000-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072856/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death Race 2000 (1975)

1975 · R · 78 min · Action, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Death Race 2000 is a 1975 American dystopian science-fiction action film directed by Paul Bartel and produced by Roger Corman for New World Pictures. Set in a dystopian American society in the year 2000, the film centers on the murderous Transcontinental Road Race, in which participants score points by striking and killing pedestrians. David Carradine stars as "Frankenstein", the leading champion of the race, who is targeted by an underground rebel movement seeking to abolish the race. The cast also features Sylvester Stallone, Simone Griffeth, Mary Woronov, Martin Kove, and Don Steele.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Charles B. Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-b-griffith), [Ib Melchior](https://cinepixo.com/people/ib-melchior), [Robert Thom](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-thom)
- **Director:** [Paul Bartel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bartel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Chihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-chihara)
- **Producer:** [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tak Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tak-fujimoto)
- **Editor:** [Tina Hirsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-hirsch)

## Cast

- [Don Steele](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-steele)
- [Arnold Marquis](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-marquis)
- [Louisa Moritz](https://cinepixo.com/people/louisa-moritz)
- [Klaus Kindler](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kindler)
- [John Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-landis)
- [Tommi Piper](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommi-piper)
- [Thomas Danneberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-danneberg)
- [Charles B. Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-b-griffith)
- [Joyce Jameson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-jameson)
- [Simone Griffeth](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-griffeth)
- [Paul Bartel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bartel)
- [Marianne Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-gross)
- [Stan Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/stan-ross)
- [Mary Woronov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-woronov)
- [Sylvester Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-stallone)

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