Director: Gary Nelson

Writers: Bob Barbash; Gerry Day; Richard Landau; Jeb Rosebrook

Keywords: Sci-Fi, Robots

The starship U.S.S. Palomino encounters a lost ship, the U.S.S. Cygnus, in orbit around a black hole; aboard is mad Dr. Reinhardt and terrifying robot Maximillian, who intend to enter the black hole along with the unwilling crew of the Palomino. Cashing in on the coattails of Star Wars but actually more in the vein of Silent Running (1972) or 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). Received Oscar nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ernest Borgnine	Actor	24-Jan-1917	8-Jul-2012	Marty
Joseph Bottoms	Actor	22-Apr-1954		The Dove
Robert Forster	Actor	13-Jul-1941		Jackie Brown
Yvette Mimieux	Actor	8-Jan-1942		Where the Boys Are
Anthony Perkins	Actor	4-Apr-1932	12-Sep-1992	Psycho
Maximilian Schell	Actor	8-Dec-1930	1-Feb-2014	Judgment at Nuremberg

CAST

Maximilian Schell	...   Dr. Hans Reinhardt
Anthony Perkins	...   Dr. Alex Durant
Robert Forster	...   Capt. Dan Holland
Joseph Bottoms	...   Lt. Charles Pizer
Yvette Mimieux	...   Dr. Kate McCrae
Ernest Borgnine	...   Harry Booth
Tommy McLoughlin	...   Captain S.T.A.R.
Roddy McDowall	...   V.I.N.CENT. (voice)
Slim Pickens	...   Bob (voice)

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