Rollerball

From The Grindhouse Cinema Database

Rollerball (1975, UK/USA/Canada) is an Action-Sports-Science Fiction film directed by Norman Jewison.

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Main Details

  • Released on June 25, 1975 (USA)
  • Color
  • Running time: 125 minutes
  • Production Co.: Algonquin
  • Distribution Co.: United Artists
  • Director: Norman Jewison
  • Written by: William Harrison
  • Starring: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams

Plot Summary

  • 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.

Taglines

  • It's More Than Just a Game!
  • This movie will haunt your future ... because it's almost here!
  • The next World War will not be fought. It will be PLAYED.
  • In the future there will be no war. There will only be Rollerball.
  • In the not-too-distant future, wars will no longer exist. But there WILL be...The Game.
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