---
title: 'Zardoz (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Boorman'
released: '1974-02-06'
runtime_minutes: 105
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Ireland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/zardoz-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070948/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Zardoz (1974)

1974 · R · 105 min · Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States, Ireland


## Synopsis

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 worship the stone idol Zardoz while growing food for a hidden elite, the Eternals. The Brutal Zed, driven by curiosity about Zardoz, instigates a confrontation between the two peoples.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boorman)
- **Screenplay:** [John Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boorman)
- **Producer:** [John Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boorman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Munrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-munrow)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Unsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-unsworth)
- **Editor:** [John Merritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-merritt)

## Cast

- [Charlotte Rampling](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-rampling)
- [Telsche Boorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/telsche-boorman)
- [Sara Kestelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-kestelman)
- [John Alderton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alderton)
- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery) as Zed

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