Starcrash
“A galactic adventure beyond your wildest dreams!”
A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing.
Part of Star Crash Collection
2 films
Cast
15 people
Marjoe Gortner
Akton
Known for
The Food of the Gods
Mausoleum
Caroline Munro
Stella Star
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
Maniac
Christopher Plummer
The Emperor
Known for
Up
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
David Hasselhoff
Simon
Known for
Knight Rider
Click
Robert Tessier
Thor
Known for
The Deep
Manimal
Joe Spinell
Count Zartharn
Known for
Rocky
Maniac
Nadia Cassini
Corelia, Queen of the Amazons
Known for
The Doctor Is Staying with the Colonel
Pulp
Judd Hamilton
Elle / Jiakta
Known for
The Last Horror Film
Dirce Funari
Amazon Woman (uncredited)
Known for
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
Cindy Leadbetter
Amazon Woman
Known for
Rats: Night of Terror
The Adventures of Hercules
Salvatore Baccaro
Neanderthal Man
Known for
The Beast in Heat
The Most Beautiful Wife
Omero Capanna
Spaceship Guard
Known for
Super Fantozzi
School of Thieves
Luigi Cozzi Director · Nat Wachsberger Screenplay John Barry Composer
Budget $4M · United States release March 9, 1979 · Produced in Italy, United States
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Production
Nat and Patrick Wachsberger Productions
Production
New World Pictures
Production
Italy · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Germany · December 21, 1978
Theatrical
United States · March 9, 1979
Theatrical
France
March 28, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
January 15, 1979 · Theatrical
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