Review of Zardoz (1974) by Ian L — 01 Nov 2007

The scene when the name is revealed, is just amazing, This is one of my favorite movies.

This review of Zardoz (1974) was written by Ian L on 01 Nov 2007.

Zardoz has generally received mixed reviews.

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