The Black Hole (1979)
Directed by Gary Nelson · 98 min · Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
14.4 TOPICAL score · #5,113 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Black Hole (1979, directed by Gary Nelson) has a TOPICAL score of 14.4 - ranked 5,113 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on audience. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: Metacritic 52. Audiences: TMDB 5.8/10 (578 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.
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- CriticsMetacritic 52
- AudienceTMDB 5.8/10 (578 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 25 languages
- Still read22,999 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Maximilian Schell (actor #608), Anthony Perkins (actor #525), Robert Forster (actor #1,059), Joseph Bottoms