Rollerball (1975)
- Starring:
- James Caan, John Houseman, (more)
- Director(s):
- Norman Jewison
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Rollerball
In the year 2018 violence has been outlawed and corporations have replaced government as the ruling party following the demise of politics. With the absence of war or conflict, a forcibly passive population's bloodlust is satisfied by a brutal new sport known as Rollerball. A high-octane melding of the outlawed sports of the past, the worldwide phenomenon of Rollerball has resulted in a corporate-backed sensation. The most popular athlete in the world, Jonathan E. (James Caan) has steadily risen through the ranks to become a legendary veteran of the sport. When the corporate backers of Rollerball begin to fear that Jonathan's popularity has instilled him with a potentially dangerous amount of power, a thunderous struggle between man's free will and the oppression of the masses threatens to shatter the fragile strings that the puppet masters use to manipulate mankind. His determination to remain with the sport flying in the face of the very reason Rollerball was conceived, the corporate rulers hatch a plot to abandon the rules in hopes that Jonathan will be killed and their grip of power will remain an unyielding chokehold on an increasingly bloodthirsty populace. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 125 mins
Complete Cast of Rollerball
- James Caan - Jonathan E.
- Maud Adams - Ella
- Moses Gunn - Cletus
- Barbara Trentham - Daphne
- Shane Rimmer - Team Executive
- Burt Kwouk - Oriental Doctor
- Burnell Tucker - Jonathan's Captain of Guard
- Alfred Thomas - Team Trainer
- John Normington
- John Houseman - Bartholomew
- John Beck - Moonpie
- Pamela Hensley - Mackie
- Ralph Richardson - Librarian
- Robert Ito - Oriental Instructor
- Richard Le Parmentier - Bartholomew's Aide
- Danny Wong
- Angus MacInnes - Jonathan's Guard No. I
- Director(s):
- Norman Jewison
- Writer(s):
- William Harrison, Martin Julien, Norman Jewison
- Producer(s):
- Patrick Palmer, Hal B. Wallis, Norman Jewison
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Not For Children, Violence, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1975 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Art Direction
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