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The Black Hole

1979 · 1h 38m · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · United States of America · Rated PG (US)

A journey that begins where everything ends.

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.

Directed by
Gary Nelson
Written by
Jeb Rosebrook, Gerry Day
Story by
Bob Barbash, Jeb Rosebrook, Richard H. Landau
Starring
Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms
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