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19/12/1979 Adventure, Science Fiction, Action 1h 38m
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A journey that begins where everything ends.

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.

  1. Gary Nelson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Maximilian Schell

    Dr. Hans Reinhardt

  2. Anthony Perkins

    Dr. Alex Durant

  3. Robert Forster

    Captain Dan Holland

  4. Joseph Bottoms

    Lieutenant Charles Pizer

  5. Yvette Mimieux

    Dr. Kate McCrae

  6. Ernest Borgnine

    Harry Booth

  7. Tom McLoughlin

    Captain S.T.A.R.

  8. Roddy McDowall

    V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)

  9. Slim Pickens

    B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-05
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 her. Once there, they discover that the captain - an excellently eerie Maximilian Schell ("Reinhardt") and our aforementioned robot are determined to take their ship through the spatial anomaly. Soon, though, our visitors discover there is something far more sinister going on and it becomes a test of wits as they and...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$20,000,000.00

Revenue
$35,841,901.00

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