Silent Running
“Amazing companions on an incredible adventure... that journeys beyond imagination!”
After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions.
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Cast
11 people
Bruce Dern
Freeman Lowell
Known for
Nebraska
The Hateful Eight
Peter Schickele
music
Cliff Potts
John Keenan
Known for
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sahara
Ron Rifkin
Marty Barker
Known for
Limitless
Alias
Jesse Vint
Andy Wolf
Known for
Forbidden World
Little Big Man
Mark Persons
Grey Drone #1 “Dewey”
No other roles listed
Steven Brown
Orange Drone #2 “Huey”
Cheryl Sparks
Orange Drone #2 “Huey”
Larry Whisenhunt
Green Drone #3 “Louie”
No other roles listed
Joseph Campanella
Neal - Berkshire’ Captain (voice/uncredited)
Known for
Spider-Man
Days of Our Lives
Roy Engel
Anderson (voice/uncredited)
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
The Man from Planet X
Douglas Trumbull Director · Deric Washburn Writer Michael Cimino Writer
Budget $1M · United States release March 10, 1972 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Trumbull/Gruskoff Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Australia · March 9, 1972
Theatrical
United States · March 10, 1972
Theatrical
Brazil
July 21, 1972 · Theatrical
April 25, 2001 · TV · TV Globo
May 8, 2001 · TV · TV Globo
January 13, 2004 · Physical · DVD/VHS Universal
France
December 3, 1975 · Theatrical
July 6, 2016 · Physical
Germany
April 26, 1974 · TV · TV premiere
January 31, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Japan
May 13, 1979 · TV
Netherlands
March 10, 1972 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 13, 1972 · Theatrical
February 21, 2002 · Physical · DVD
August 24, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
September 28, 1972 · Theatrical
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