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Battlestar Galactica

1978 122 min English PG

“A billion light years from Earth, the human race is fighting for survival.”

After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet in a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.

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Part of Battlestar Galactica (Original) Collection

3 films

Cast

26 people

Richard A. Colla Director · Alan J. Levi Director

Budget $3M · United States release May 18, 1979 · Produced in United States

Box office

Budget

$3,000,000

Production

G

Glen A. Larson Productions

Production

U

Universal Television

Production

U

Universal Pictures

Production

United States

Produced in

Languages

Original language

English

Spoken on screen

English

Release dates

Canada · July 8, 1978

Premiere

United States · May 18, 1979

Theatrical

United States · June 8, 1999

Physical · DVD

United States

February 14, 2006 · Physical · DVD

August 6, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray (35th Anniversary)

Australia

January 1, 1979 · Theatrical · 35mm

June 19, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD

Finland

December 15, 1978 · Theatrical

France

January 17, 1979 · Theatrical

March 7, 2001 · Physical · DVD

June 2, 2015 · Physical · Blu-Ray

July 26, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD

Germany

October 25, 1978 · Theatrical

Ireland

October 25, 1978 · Theatrical

Spain

December 16, 1978 · Theatrical

United Kingdom

April 12, 1979 · Theatrical · Originally U

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