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The Black Hole

Release Date:December 21, 1979

Running Time:98 min

Genres:Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

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Cast

Maximilian Schell Anthony Perkins Robert Forster Joseph Bottoms Yvette Mimieux Ernest Borgnine Tom McLoughlin Roddy McDowall Slim Pickens Gary Nelson Steven Banks Don Lewis

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Synopsis

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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