Zardoz (Original title)
Date: 1973 (Copyright)Countries: USA, IrelandDirected by: John Boorman
Synopsis: Set in 2293, with Zed, an exterminator discovering that the god Zardoz is in fact a mechanical device used by an elite to subjugate the Earth.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Ethnology, Societies of the future, Religion
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v43 n2 Spring 1974 Pages: 73-77
Title: [Sight and Sound - v43 n2 Spring 1974: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Review & interview with director.
In: Film Quarterly v27 n4 Summer 1974 Pages: 49-57
Title: [Film Quarterly - v27 n4 Summer 1974: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Positif n157 March 1974 Pages: 2-24
Title: [Positif - n157 March 1974: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Special issue on Boorman with interview referring to the film and analysis.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v229 n39 17 Jan 1974 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v229 n39 17 Jan 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Jump Cut n3 Sep/Oct 1974 Pages: 5-8
Title: [Jump Cut - n3 Sep/Oct 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Jump Cut n1 May/Jun 1974 Pages: 8-9
Title: [Jump Cut - n1 May/Jun 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Ecran n23 March 1974 Pages: 71-74
Title: [Ecran - n23 March 1974: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n483 April 1974 Pages: 83-84
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n483 April 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10076 30 Mar 1974 Page: 26
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10076 30 Mar 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 30 Jan 1974 Page: 13
Title: [Variety - 30 Jan 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v20 n6 March 1974 Pages: 10-17
Title: [Films and Filming - v20 n6 March 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v20 n7 April 1974 Page: 37
Title: [Films and Filming - v20 n7 April 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10033 26 May 1973 Page: 4
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10033 26 May 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v226 n46 22 Jun 1973 Page: 10
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v226 n46 22 Jun 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Author: Berman, Michael Pages: xii, 208 pages
Title: Self and cinema: a transformalist perspective
Author: HOUSTON, Beverle Pages: 467p.
Description: l' ANNEE DERNIERE A MARIENBAD pp. 261-276 Il DESERTO ROSSO pp. 195-215 Une FEMME DOUCE pp. 215-231 The MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH pp. 380-443 PASQUALINO SETTEBELLEZZE pp. 146-169 PERSONA pp. 37-53 RITEN pp. 53-73 SWEET MOVIE pp. 123-146 El TOPO pp. 287-303 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY pp. 304-313 WALKABOUT pp. 444-460 WEEKEND pp. 99-123 ZARDOZ pp. 313-326 Nicolas ROEG pp. 345-467
Title: Zardoz
Author: BOORMAN, John Pages: 130p
Description: Based on the original screenplay by John Boorman.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Film materials(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1984BFI identifier: N-3696742
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9538 FeetBFI identifier: C-624895
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm MagneticBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1993-10-14BFI identifier: N-3706237
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1973 (Copyright)Countries: USA, IrelandDirected by: John Boorman
Synopsis: Set in 2293, with Zed, an exterminator discovering that the god Zardoz is in fact a mechanical device used by an elite to subjugate the Earth.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Ethnology, Societies of the future, Religion
Credits
(39)
©: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Production Company: John Boorman Productions, Produced by: John Boorman, Associate Producer: Charles Orme, Production Manager: Seamus Byrne, Assistant Director (2nd): Redmond Morris, Assistant Director: Simon Relph, Continuity: Jean Skinner, Casting: Miriam Brickman, [Casting (Dublin)]: Ron Geraghty, Written by: John Boorman, Design and Story Associate: Bill Stair, Photographed by: Geoffrey Unsworth, Camera Operator: Peter MacDonald, Assistant Cameraman: John Campbell, Electrical Supervisor: Jack Conroy, Grip.: Paddy Keogh, Special Effects: Gerry Johnson, Process Projection Effects: Charles Staffell, Special Projection Material: Robin Hughes, Inflatables by: Air Structures Design London, Editor: John Merritt, Electrical Supervisor: Alan Jones, Production Designer: Anthony Pratt, Assistant Designer: Reginald Bream, Assistant Art Director: Martin Atkinson, Set Decorator: John Hoesli, Construction Manager: Peter McGoldrick, Costumes by: Christel Kruse Boorman, Wardrobe Master: Jack Gallagher, Make-up: Basil Newall, Hair Stylist: Colin Jamison, Music by: David Munrow, Sound Mixer: Liam Saurin, Dubbing Mixer: Doug Turner, Sound Editor: Jim Atkinson, Horse Master: Austin Gaskin, Studio: Ardmore Studios
Cast
(13)
Sean Connery (Zed), Charlotte Rampling (Consuella), Sara Kestelman (May), John Alderton (Friend), Sally Anne Newton (Avalow), Niall Buggy (Arthur Frayn), Bosco Hogan (George Saden), Jessica Swift (Apathetic), Bairbre Dowling (Star), Christopher Casson (old scientist), Reginald Jarman (death), John Boorman ([a brutal shot by Zed]), David De Keyser ([voice of Tabernacle])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(15)
In: Sight and Sound v12 n9 September 2002 Page: 86Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v43 n2 Spring 1974 Pages: 73-77
Title: [Sight and Sound - v43 n2 Spring 1974: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Review & interview with director.
In: Film Quarterly v27 n4 Summer 1974 Pages: 49-57
Title: [Film Quarterly - v27 n4 Summer 1974: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Positif n157 March 1974 Pages: 2-24
Title: [Positif - n157 March 1974: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Special issue on Boorman with interview referring to the film and analysis.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v229 n39 17 Jan 1974 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v229 n39 17 Jan 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Jump Cut n3 Sep/Oct 1974 Pages: 5-8
Title: [Jump Cut - n3 Sep/Oct 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Jump Cut n1 May/Jun 1974 Pages: 8-9
Title: [Jump Cut - n1 May/Jun 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Ecran n23 March 1974 Pages: 71-74
Title: [Ecran - n23 March 1974: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n483 April 1974 Pages: 83-84
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n483 April 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10076 30 Mar 1974 Page: 26
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10076 30 Mar 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 30 Jan 1974 Page: 13
Title: [Variety - 30 Jan 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v20 n6 March 1974 Pages: 10-17
Title: [Films and Filming - v20 n6 March 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v20 n7 April 1974 Page: 37
Title: [Films and Filming - v20 n7 April 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10033 26 May 1973 Page: 4
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10033 26 May 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v226 n46 22 Jun 1973 Page: 10
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v226 n46 22 Jun 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(3)
Title: Heroes, monsters and values: science fiction films of the 1970sAuthor: Berman, Michael Pages: xii, 208 pages
Title: Self and cinema: a transformalist perspective
Author: HOUSTON, Beverle Pages: 467p.
Description: l' ANNEE DERNIERE A MARIENBAD pp. 261-276 Il DESERTO ROSSO pp. 195-215 Une FEMME DOUCE pp. 215-231 The MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH pp. 380-443 PASQUALINO SETTEBELLEZZE pp. 146-169 PERSONA pp. 37-53 RITEN pp. 53-73 SWEET MOVIE pp. 123-146 El TOPO pp. 287-303 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY pp. 304-313 WALKABOUT pp. 444-460 WEEKEND pp. 99-123 ZARDOZ pp. 313-326 Nicolas ROEG pp. 345-467
Title: Zardoz
Author: BOORMAN, John Pages: 130p
Description: Based on the original screenplay by John Boorman.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Film materials(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1984BFI identifier: N-3696742
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9538 FeetBFI identifier: C-624895
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm MagneticBase: SafetySound: SoundStock date: 1993-10-14BFI identifier: N-3706237
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film