• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1979-12-18
  • Runtime98 minutes
  • TaglineA journey that begins where everything ends!
  • Revenue35,841,901$
  • GenreAdventure, Science Fiction, Action
  • Production
    CompaniesWalt Disney Productions
  • Budget20,000,000$

Movie 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.

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Maximilian Schell

Anthony Perkins

Robert Forster

Joseph Bottoms

Yvette Mimieux

Ernest Borgnine

Tom McLoughlin