Synopsis
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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Cast
- Sean ConneryZed
- Charlotte RamplingConsuella
- Sara KestelmanMay
- John AldertonFriend
- Sally Anne NewtonAvalow
- Niall BuggyArthur Frayn / Zardoz
- Bosco HoganGeorge Saden
- Jessica SwiftApathetic
- Bairbre DowlingStar
- Christopher CassonOld Scientist
- 67
Entertainment Weekly
A silly, impenetrable movie starring Sean Connery (attired in the dumbest costume ever) as a ponytailed barbarian who obeys a giant stone head. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Every once in a while, a movie like that comes along; a movie you’ve got to see so that you, too, can be in the dark about it. - 60
Time Out
The script gradually falls apart into a mess of philosophical pottage under the whimsically pretentious Tolkien influence. But visually the film remains a sparkling display of fireworks, brilliantly shot and directed. - 60
Variety
A brilliant premise which unfortunately washes out in climactic sound and fury. - 50
Village Voice
Zardoz quickly degenerates from a voyage through a labyrinth into an ego trip round and round the inside of a goldfish bowl. [28 Feb 1974, p.62] - 40
The New York Times
More confusing than exciting even with a frenetic, shoot‐em‐up climax. - 40
The New Yorker
With ideas skimmed off the top of various systems of thought, Zardoz is a glittering cultural trash pile. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
Frequently brilliant director Boorman--always an interesting visual stylist--falls flat on his face with this pretentious piece of science-fiction claptrap that presents its dull ideas in such a confused and annoying fashion as to anger even the most devoted fan of the genre.