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.
Sean Connery
as Zed
Charlotte Rampling
as Consuella
Sara Kestelman
as May
John Alderton
as Friend
Sally Anne Newton
as Avalow
Niall Buggy
as Arthur Frayn / Zardoz
Bosco Hogan
as George Saden
Jessica Swift
as Apathetic
Bairbre Dowling
as Star
Christopher Casson
as Old Scientist
Reginald Jarman
as Death (voice)
John Boorman
as Farming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited)