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Rollerball

Rollerball

Science Fiction · 1975

In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

Movie details

Rollerball

“In the not-too-distant future, wars will no longer exist. But there WILL be...The Game”

1975 Science Fiction 2h 5m

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6.3 / 10

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In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Norman Jewison

Written by

William Harrison

James Caan

James Caan

Jonathan E.

John Houseman

John Houseman

Bartholomew

Maud Adams

Maud Adams

Ella

John Beck

John Beck

Moonpie

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Cletus

Pamela Hensley

Pamela Hensley

Mackie

Barbara Trentham

Barbara Trentham

Daphne

Court is in session

Put Rollerball on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.