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Dominican Rep. Rollerball
- Original title
- Rollerball
- Year
- 1975
- Running time
- 128 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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James Caan
John Houseman
Ralph Richardson
Maud Adams
John Beck
Moses Gunn
Pamela Hensley- Barbara Trentham
Shane Rimmer- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Sci-Fi. Action | Sports. Dystopia. Cult Movie
- Synopsis
- In the year 2018, all world problems have been quelled by the establishment of huge corporations that control resources. The masses are pacified and violence diverted by the spectacle of the ultra-violent game of Rollerball, a combination of pro-football, motocross rally and gladiatorial combat, in which players are frequently killed. One of the most successful players, Jonathan E., has become a superstar with the Houston team. The corporations fear this idolatry and ask Jonathan to retire. He refuses and goes on a quest to discover why corporate decisions are made. His defiance provokes the corporation who place him in a game with no rules or time limit to dispose of him.
- Awards
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1975: BAFTA Awards: Best Art Direction. 4 Nominations
- Critics' reviews
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"The performances of Caan and Richardson are excellent, and the rollerball sequences are fast-paced and interesting"
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"Trendy concerns, sure enough, but the movie's only contribution could well be the introduction of its brutal, eponymous game to an already sport-surfeited society.
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"The skate-rink action, which culminates in an apocalyptic death match, remains rabble-rousingly brutal."
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"It's got the smoothest, glossiest finish imaginable, but something inside it doesn't jell"
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