Rollerball is a 1975 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 Esquire.

Although Rollerball had a largely American cast, a Canadian director, and was released by the American company United Artists, it was produced in London and Munich.

In 2018, Jonathan E. is the team captain and veteran star of the Houston Rollerball team. Mr. Bartholomew, chairman of the Energy Corporation and team sponsor, offers Jonathan a lavish retirement package if Jonathan will announce his retirement during a upcoming television special detailing his career. Jonathan refuses, and requests to see his former wife Ella, who had been taken from him some years earlier by a corporate executive who wanted her for himself.

Jonathan goes to a library, where he finds that all books have been digitized and edited to suit the corporations, and are now stored on supercomputers at large protected corporate locations. Jonathan's friend Cletus warns him that the Executive Committee is afraid of him, though he cannot find out why.

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Cast

• James Caan as Jonathan E.
• John Houseman as Mr. Bartholomew
• Maud Adams as Ella
• John Beck as 'Moonpie'
• Moses Gunn as Cletus
• Pamela Hensley as Mackie
• Barbara Trentham as Daphne
• John Normington as Ballard, Team Executive
• Shane Rimmer as Rusty, Houston Team Executive & Head Coach
• Burt Kwouk as Japanese Doctor
• Nancy Bleier as Girl In Library
• Richard LeParmentier as Bartholomew's Aide
• Robert Ito as Connor, Strategy Coach For Houston Team
• Ralph Richardson as The Librarian

Thanks to Wikipedia for the full write-up at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollerball_(1975_film)

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