Science FictionThriller

Z.P.G.

- Smog covers the earth. The oxygen is depleted. Love is encouraged. But the penalty for birth is death. The time Is tomorrow and there's no time left.

In the not too distant future, an overpopulated Earth government makes it illegal to have children for a generation. One couple, unsatisfied with their substitute robot baby, breaks the rules.

Release Date : 1972-05-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Sagittarius ProductionsParamount Pictures

Production Country : DenmarkUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Russ

Original Name : Oliver Reed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carol

Original Name : Geraldine Chaplin

Gender : Female

Character Name : George

Original Name : Don Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edna

Original Name : Diane Cilento

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Herrick

Original Name : David Markham

Gender : Male

Character Name : The President

Original Name : Bill Nagy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Herrick

Original Name : Sheila Reid

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Mallory

Original Name : Aubrey Woods

Gender : Male

Character Name : Metromart Salesman

Original Name : Wayne Rodda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Telescreen Operator

Original Name : Ditte Maria Wiberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Psychiatrist

Original Name : Birgitte Federspiel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Lone Lindorff

Gender : Female

Character Name : Daughter

Original Name : Belinda Donkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Claus Nissen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Jeff Slocombe

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Guide

Original Name : Dale Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Headwaiter

Original Name : Victor Lipari

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thief

Original Name : Michel Hildesheim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tour Guide

Original Name : Paul Secon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Informer

Original Name : Carlotta Magnoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby Shop Salesman

Original Name : Eugene Blau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby Shop Salesman

Original Name : Bent Christensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father in Baby Shop

Original Name : Sam Maisel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother in Baby Shop

Original Name : Anne-Lise Gabold

Gender : Female

Character Name : Edict Doctor

Original Name : Peter Ronild

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Birte Tove

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Birgitte Frigast-Hansen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edict Examiner

Original Name : Brian Keifer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edict Examiner

Original Name : Wladirmir Kandel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edict Mother

Original Name : Lene Vasegaard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Edict Boy

Original Name : Peter Hohnen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jesse

Original Name : Theis Ib Husfeldt

Gender : Male

Character Name : President's Aide

Original Name : Torben Hundahl

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-28

Our planet is over-populated so the government introduces a strict no offspring policy. We must all make do with robot babies - anyone caught trying to have a real child gets shot! "Russ" (Oliver Reed) and "Carol" (Geraldine Chaplin) are determined to have a child, though, and the feature follows their escapades as they try to conceive and to keep their baby and themselves from the pervasive eyes and ears of the State. The concept is quite original, and it obviously spawned quite a few sequels (not least "Logan's Run" in 1976), but the execution and production really do let this down. Diane Cilento was a stunning woman to look at, but here, as was frequently the case, her acting - especially about something quite so visceral - lacks emotion or passion, indeed a robot baby might just have suited her character quite well. There's a decent amount of jeopardy as they try to escape with their bairn, and the socio-political criticism of a society that has lost any semblance of free will is writ large, but the whole thing is listless and, frankly, Reed is not the least convincing either. Pity - had potential, just undelivered.