Death Race 2000
1975 cult action film directed by Paul Bartel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Death Race 2000 is a 1975 American science fiction action film[4] produced by Roger Corman, directed by Paul Bartel, and starring David Carradine. The film takes place in a dystopian American society in the year 2000, where the murderous Transcontinental Road Race has become a form of national entertainment. The screenplay is based on the short story The Racer by Ib Melchior.[5]
1975 cult action film directed by Paul Bartel
| Death Race 2000 | |
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 Theatrical release poster by John Solie | |
| Directed by | Paul Bartel |
| Screenplay by | Robert Thom Charles B. Griffith |
| Based on | The Racer by Ib Melchior |
| Produced by | Roger Corman |
| Starring | David Carradine Simone Griffeth Sylvester Stallone Louisa Moritz Don Steele |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Edited by | Tina Hirsch |
| Music by | Paul Chihara |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000–530,000[1][2][3] |
| Box office | $5–8 million[1][3] |