The Black Hole

1979 98 min ★ 5.8 Adventure, Science Fiction, Action

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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Cast

Maximilian Schell

Dr. Hans Reinhardt

Anthony Perkins

Dr. Alex Durant

Robert Forster

Captain Dan Holland

Joseph Bottoms

Lieutenant Charles Pizer

Yvette Mimieux

Dr. Kate McCrae

Ernest Borgnine

Harry Booth

Tom McLoughlin

Captain S.T.A.R.

Roddy McDowall

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

Slim Pickens

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

Gary Nelson

Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited)

Details

Director

Gary Nelson

Screenplay

Jeb Rosebrook

Tagline

"A journey that begins where everything ends."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$35,841,901

Production

Walt Disney Productions

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

June 5, 2023

★ 7/10

A little like the "Godi" in "Island at the Top of the World" I vividly recall the first time that I set eyes on "Maximilian" the menacing robot in this far darker Disney film from 1979. The "Palomino" discovers the long lost "Cygnus" on the precipice of a black hole and they board her. Once there, they discover that the captain - an excellently eerie Maximilian Schell ("Reinhardt") and our aforeme...