The Black Hole (1979)
AdventureScience FictionAction
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.
Director:
Gary Nelson
Writers:
Jeb Rosebrook, Gerry Day.
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Maximilian Schell as Dr. Hans Reinhardt |
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Anthony Perkins as Dr. Alex Durant |
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Robert Forster as Captain Dan Holland |
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Joseph Bottoms as Lieutenant Charles Pizer |
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Yvette Mimieux as Dr. Kate McCrae |
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Ernest Borgnine as Harry Booth |
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Tom McLoughlin as Captain S.T.A.R. |
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Roddy McDowall as V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited) |
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Slim Pickens as B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited) |
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Gary Nelson as Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited) |
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Steven Banks as Sentry Robot (uncredited) |
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Don Lewis as Sentry Robot (uncredited) |
| Directing | Gary Nelson | Director |
| Sound | John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ron Miller | Producer |
| Editing | G. Gregg McLaughlin | Editor |
| Writing | Jeb Rosebrook | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gerry Day | Screenplay |
| Camera | Frank V. Phillips | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Howard Curtis | Stunts |
| Art | Wilbur L. Russell | Property Master |
| Art | Peter Ellenshaw | Production Design |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Art | Roger M. Shook | Set Decoration |
| Art | John B. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert McCall | Art Direction |
| Art | Al Roelofs | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chuck Keehne | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Dorse A. Lanpher | Animation |
| Lighting | Carl Boles | Gaffer |
| Sound | Frank Regula | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Ben Hendricks | Special Sound Effects |
| Visual Effects | Joe Hale | Animation |
| Sound | Helen Sneddon | Music Editor |
| Camera | Lloyd Ahern II | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Robert Hathaway | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | John D. Bloss | Production Manager |
| Sound | Wayne Allwine | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Wynn Hammer | Still Photographer |
| Sound | John Jolliffe | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | James MacDonald | Special Sound Effects |
| Sound | Louis Terrusa | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Ted Kierscey | Animation |
| Directing | Sandy Nelson | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Montemayor | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Thomas | Costume Design |
| Sound | George Fredrick | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Evelyn Kennedy | Supervising Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Supervisor |
| Writing | Bob Barbash | Story |
| Crew | Stevie Myers | Stunts |
| Production | Christopher N. Seiter | Unit Production Manager |
| Writing | Jeb Rosebrook | Story |
| Writing | Richard H. Landau | Story |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunt Double |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Sandeen | Costumer |
| Crew | Bill Wylie | Special Sound Effects |
| Crew | Ben Hendricks | Special Sound Effects |
| Sound | Bud Maffett | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Cecil Wilson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Dye | Costumer |
| Directing | Tom McCrory | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Robert LaBonge | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Herb Taylor | Sound Supervisor |
| Camera | Don Capel | Key Grip |
| Visual Effects | Harrison Ellenshaw | Matte Painter |