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  1. Rollerball is a 1975 dystopian science fiction sports film directed and produced by Norman Jewison. It stars James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn and Ralph Richardson. The screenplay, written by William Harrison, adapted his own short story "Roller Ball Murder", which had first appeared in the September 1973 issue of ...

    • $5-6 million
    • June 25, 1975
  2. Jun 25, 1975 · Rollerball: Directed by Norman Jewison. With James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck. 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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    • Norman Jewison
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    • Action, Sci-Fi, Sport
  3. Publication date. 1973. Topics. Scifi, sports, John beck, United Artists. Language. English. Rollerball is a 1975 science fiction sports film directed and produced by Norman Jewison. [7] It stars James Caan , John Houseman , Maud Adams , John Beck , Moses Gunn and Ralph Richardson.

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  5. Synopsis. It is the year 2018. There are no wars, poverty, or violence on the entire planet Earth. People get their frustrations out by watching and attending Rollerball games. The Houston team plays against Madrid and wins, with their star player Jonathan E doing most of the scoring.

  6. May 9, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Like many paranoid thrillers and dystopian science-fiction stories of the 1970s, Rollerball is a metaphor for the decade's widespread ...

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    • James Caan
  7. Feb 27, 2004 · Synopsis. In the year 2018, Jonathan E is a superstar of a sport called Rollerball, which is a combination of rugby, roller derby, hockey and motorcycle racing. Rollerball is a sport run by the Energy Corporation, one of many such conglomerates running the planet in a time when countries and individual governments are obsolete.

  8. BAFTA FILM AWARD® winner Rollerball (1975) In a futuristic society, global mega-corporations have replaced countries and remain in power through Rollerball, an anything-goes, violent sport that allows people to vent their hostilities until one popular player threatens the corporate control.

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