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The Black Hole
🎬 Movie

The Black Hole

1979 · 98 min Adventure Science Fiction Action
5.8 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film doesn't pretend to be about anything other than action — and that's an honest position. The director constructs scenes with a feel for space, pace, and rhythm.

If you love the genre — this is a solid specimen. If you're indifferent to action — there's nothing extraordinary here to convert you.

Good choice for group viewing when you want to watch rather than think.

Director: Gary Nelson

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Big screen, decent sound. This is cinema that should sound loud and fill the room.

🎭 Cast

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Dr. Hans Reinhardt

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Dr. Alex Durant

Robert Forster

Robert Forster

Captain Dan Holland

Joseph Bottoms

Joseph Bottoms

Lieutenant Charles Pizer

Yvette Mimieux

Yvette Mimieux

Dr. Kate McCrae

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Harry Booth

Tom McLoughlin

Tom McLoughlin

Captain S.T.A.R.

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)

Gary Nelson

Gary Nelson

Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited)

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