Zardoz
“Beyond 1984, Beyond 2001, Beyond Love, Beyond Death.”
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.
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Studio
John Boorman Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Zardoz performed
Budget
$1.6M
Worldwide Gross
$1.8M
Gross Profit
$230,000
Return
1.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$202K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~32/68, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Fantasy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Zed
Sean Connery
Zed
Consuella
Charlotte Rampling
Consuella
May
Sara Kestelman
May
Friend
John Alderton
Friend
Avalow
Sally Anne Newton
Avalow
Arthur Frayn / Zardoz
Niall Buggy
Arthur Frayn / Zardoz
George Saden
Bosco Hogan
George Saden
Apathetic
Jessica Swift
Apathetic
Star
Bairbre Dowling
Star
Old Scientist
Christopher Casson
Old Scientist
Death (voice)
Reginald Jarman
Death (voice)
Farming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited)
John Boorman
Farming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited)
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