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Movie Description In the year 2018, corporations rule a world where there is no crime or war... only the game of Rollerball, a violent combination of football, rollerblading and hockey. The man who has been the champion player for over ten years has become too good, and the corporation, apprehensive of his skill and popularity, wants him to retire. He resists, and the authorities decide he must be stopped -- whatever the cost.
Synopsis Rollerball is a rough contact sport played in the 21st century where the world is controlled by huge corporations. Caan plays a rollerball team leader whose independent nature shakes the corporate political structure.
Film Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Norman Jewison - Director Featurette Interactive Features: Interactive Game - 1. Rollergame Text/Photo Galleries: Trivia Production Notes
Theatrical Release: June 25, 1975.
Shot in Munich, Germany and Pinewood Studios, London, England.
Industry Reviews "...The violent Rollerball sequences, which caused a storm in the '70s, have lost little of their bone-crunching power..." Total Film - Stephen Applebaum (07/01/2000)
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