The Black Hole
“A journey that begins where everything ends.”
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
12 people
Maximilian Schell
Dr. Hans Reinhardt
Known for
Deep Impact
Judgment at Nuremberg
Anthony Perkins
Dr. Alex Durant
Known for
Psycho
The Trial
Robert Forster
Captain Dan Holland
Known for
Mulholland Drive
Jackie Brown
Joseph Bottoms
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
Known for
Days of Our Lives
Holocaust
Yvette Mimieux
Dr. Kate McCrae
Known for
The Time Machine
Dark of the Sun
Ernest Borgnine
Harry Booth
Known for
Escape from New York
Jesus of Nazareth
Tom McLoughlin
Captain S.T.A.R.
Known for
Critters 2
Roddy McDowall
V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Fright Night
Slim Pickens
B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Blazing Saddles
Gary Nelson
Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited)
Steven Banks
Sentry Robot (uncredited)
Known for
Date with an Angel
Don Lewis
Sentry Robot (uncredited)
Known for
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
Gary Nelson Director · Jeb Rosebrook Screenplay Gerry Day Screenplay
Worldwide gross $36M · Budget $20M · United States release December 21, 1979
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$35,841,901
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Space Station One · Space Probe
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 18, 1979
Premiere · Odeon Leicester Square, London
United States · December 21, 1979
Theatrical
Argentina
January 3, 1980 · Theatrical
Australia
March 28, 1980 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 16, 1980 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 3, 1980 · Theatrical
Chile
January 21, 1992 · TV
Colombia
November 19, 1980 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 17, 1980 · Theatrical
Finland
October 3, 1980 · Theatrical
France
October 15, 1980 · Theatrical
Germany
October 17, 1980 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 3, 1980 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 19, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
October 9, 1980 · Theatrical
Japan
December 20, 1980 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 14, 1980 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 11, 1980 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 2, 1980 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 19, 1980 · Theatrical
Spain
December 19, 1980 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 18, 1980 · Theatrical
Taiwan
July 17, 1980 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 19, 1979 · Theatrical · Originally A
Uruguay
September 12, 1980 · Theatrical
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