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 (the …

Zardoz: Directed by John Boorman. With Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton. In the late 23rd century, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of …

Nov 11, 2020 · In the middle of this nihilism was Zardoz, a sci-fi romp featuring Sean Connery as a wacky everyman in a devastated future world who suddenly comes to grips with the fact that his God …

One of the barbarians is Zed, played by Sean Connery as a cross between Tarzan and Prince Valiant. But one day, Zed (like Lord Greystoke, come to think of it) finds a child’s alphabet book.

Dec 21, 2025 · Sean Connery's 1974 film Zardoz has one of the strangest and disputed reputations among sci-fi fans. The film sits somewhere between reverence and extreme ridicule for some. The …

Zardoz is an odd – but striking – film. It has flaws, not least a wooden performance from Sean Connery (as Zed), but it has stayed with me over the past fifty years.

Dec 26, 2024 · Initially interested but eventually unable to take the part, it went to Sean Connery who was desperate for any role after typecasting as James Bond had stalled his career.

Mar 15, 2024 · Sean Connery starred in a bizarre dystopian blockbuster 'Zardoz,' which later became a midnight cult classic for director John Boorman.

Feb 6, 2024 · Is 'Zardoz' great or terrible? Can't it be both? Here's why, 50 years later, this infamous Sean Connery sci-fi bomb is worth your time.

Journey into a post-apocalyptic world with Sean Connery in Zardoz (1974). Brutal Exterminators worship a floating head that dispenses guns and death. When Zed (Connery) discovers the Eternals, a …