

Zardoz(1974)
"Beyond 1984, Beyond 2001, Beyond Love, Beyond Death."
Overview
In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
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Sean Connery
Zed

Charlotte Rampling
Consuella

Sara Kestelman
May

John Alderton
Friend

Sally Anne Newton
Avalow

Niall Buggy
Arthur Frayn / Zardoz

Bosco Hogan
George Saden
Jessica Swift
Apathetic

Bairbre Dowling
Star

Christopher Casson
Old Scientist
Reginald Jarman
Death (voice)

John Boorman
Farming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited)

Katrine Boorman
Young Eternal (uncredited)
Telsche Boorman
Young Eternal (uncredited)

David de Keyser
Tabernacle (voice) (uncredited)
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