The Starlost: The Beginning

The Starlost: The Beginning

Science Fiction | Jan. 1, 1980

Three farmers in Cypress Corners discover that farm life is not so simple. Discovering a hidden door in the earth, they break through it, discovering they are not on Earth, but in a giant Noah's Ark-like spaceship. The spaceship is made up of giant "domes" holding the various cultures of humanity. Eventually, they find the bridge, its crew dead and its computer complaining that the ship is off-course, heading into the path of a distant sun. The three farmers take it upon themselves to travel the ship, contacting the various cultures of humanity in search of somebody who can correct the course of the ship and save mankind.

The Starlost: The Beginning

Science Fiction | Jan. 1, 1980

The Starlost: The Beginning
Three farmers in Cypress Corners discover that farm life is not so simple. Discovering a hidden door in the earth, they break through it, discovering they are not on Earth, but in a giant Noah's Ark-like spaceship. The spaceship is made up of giant "domes" holding the various cultures of humanity. Eventually, they find the bridge, its crew dead and its computer complaining that the ship is off-course, heading into the path of a distant sun. The three farmers take it upon themselves to travel the ship, contacting the various cultures of humanity in search of somebody who can correct the course of the ship and save mankind.
Producers 20th Century Fox, Glen Warren Productions
Original title The Starlost: The Beginning
Directors Harvey Hart
Writers Martin Lager, Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin

Cast

Keir Dullea

as Devon

Robin Ward

as Garth

Gay Rowan

as Rachel

William Osler

as Computer / Host

James Barron

as Garth's Father

John Colicos

as The Governor

Gillie Fenwick

as Old Abraham

Scott Fisher

as Small Boy

Paul Geary

as The Guard

Kay Hawtrey

as Garth's Mother

Sterling Hayden

as Jeremiah

Dominic Hogan

as The Priest

Michael Kirby

as The Captain

Barry Morse

as Shalith

George Naklowyck

as The Deputy

Aileen Seaton

as Rachel's Mother

George Sperdakos

as Jubal

Sean Sullivan

as Rachel's Father