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Name: The Black Hole
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 1979-12-19
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux

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The Black Hole (1979)

Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
98 min
AL age guide
★ 5.8/10 from 566 ratings

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.

Directed byGary Nelson

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