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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 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.
Theatrical
Dec 21, 1979
Box Office
$35.8M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
1.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 30, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
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Producer
Music
Studio
Walt Disney Productions
Quotes
See all →The Enigmatic Nature of the Black Hole
Taglines
There is an inexorable force in the cosmos where time and space converge. A place beyond man's vision, but not his reach. It is the most mysterious and awesome point in the universe, where the here and now may be forever. It is unavoidable, moving through space, swallowing everything in its path, radio waves, light, even planets and stars. Now, man is about to enter...The Black Hole. A journey that begins where everything ends.
[from trailer]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Journey Beyond the Edge of Existence
Taglines
A journey that begins where everything ends
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Maximilian Schell
Dr. Hans Reinhardt
A
Anthony Perkins
Dr. Alex Durant
R
Robert Forster
Captain Dan Holland
J
Joseph Bottoms
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
Y
Yvette Mimieux
Dr. Kate McCrae
E
Ernest Borgnine
Harry Booth
T
Tom McLoughlin
Captain S.T.A.R.
R
Roddy McDowall
V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
S
Slim Pickens
B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
G
Gary Nelson
Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited)
S
Steven Banks
Sentry Robot (uncredited)
D
Don Lewis
Sentry Robot (uncredited)
