Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1979-12-18) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 8 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $35,841,901 |
| Screen: | Jeb Rosebrook, Bob Barbash, Richard H. Landau |
| Productions: | Walt Disney Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 12150: Maximilian Schell - Dr. Hans Reinhardt
- 7301: Anthony Perkins - Dr. Alex Durant
- 5694: Robert Forster - Captain Dan Holland
- 58003: Joseph Bottoms - Lieutenant Charles Pizer
- 21876: Yvette Mimieux - Dr. Kate McCrae
- 7502: Ernest Borgnine - Harry Booth
- 63550: Tom McLoughlin - Captain S.T.A.R.
Crews
- 47893: Gary Nelson - Director - Directing
- 46619: Jeb Rosebrook - Screenplay - Writing
- 58004: Gerry Day - Screenplay - Writing
- 12863: Ron Miller - Producer - Production
- 2289: John Barry - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 58007: Frank V. Phillips - Director of Photography - Camera
- 58008: G. Gregg McLaughlin - Editor - Editing
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A little like the "Godi" in "Island at the Top of the World" I vividly recall the first time that I set eyes on "Maximilian" the menacing robot in this far darker Disney film from 1979. The "Palomino" discovers the long lost "Cygnus" on the precipice of a black hole and they board he ....
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