The Black Hole
1979 · TMDB 5.8
Directed by Gary Nelson
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans.
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The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and a...
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Released
- 1979-12-19
- Studio
- Walt Disney Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 5.8
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Gary Nelson
Director
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Gerry Day
Writer
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Jeb Rosebrook
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Bob Barbash
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Richard H. Landau
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Maximilian Schell
Dr. Hans Reinhardt
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Anthony Perkins
Dr. Alex Durant
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Robert Forster
Captain Dan Holland
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Joseph Bottoms
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
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Yvette Mimieux
Dr. Kate McCrae
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Ernest Borgnine
Harry Booth
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Tom McLoughlin
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