The Black Hole

The Black Hole

98 mins | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Family | Dec. 18, 1979

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.

The Black Hole

98 mins | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Family | Dec. 18, 1979

The Black Hole
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Walt Disney Productions
Original title The Black Hole
Directors Tom McCrory, Sandy Nelson, Gary Nelson
Writers Gerry Day, Jeb Rosebrook, Bob Barbash, Richard H. Landau

Cast

Maximilian Schell

as Dr. Hans Reinhardt

Anthony Perkins

as Dr. Alex Durant

Robert Forster

as Captain Dan Holland

Joseph Bottoms

as Lieutenant Charles Pizer

Yvette Mimieux

as Dr. Kate McCrae

Ernest Borgnine

as Harry Booth

Tom McLoughlin

as Captain S.T.A.R.

Roddy McDowall

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

Slim Pickens

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

Gary Nelson

as Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited)