The Black Hole

United States of America, 1979

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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.

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Credits

director

Gary Nelson

costume design

Bill Thomas

editor

G. Gregg McLaughlin

producer

Ron Miller

production company

Walt Disney Productions

production design

Peter Ellenshaw

screenplay

Gerry Day

Jeb Rosebrook

story

Bob Barbash

Jeb Rosebrook

Richard H. Landau

Duration

01:38:00

Production places
United States of America
Production dates
1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-9570

Language

English

Subject categories

Action

Adventure

Family

Science Fiction

TMDB-Movie

9570

Wikidata

Q304029

Collected

70 times

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