Directed by:
Gary NelsonCinematography:
Frank V. PhillipsComposer:
John BarryCast:
Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Ernest Borgnine, Tom McLoughlin, Roddy McDowall, Slim Pickens (more)Plots(1)
Near the end of their five-year mission through space in search of alien life, the crew of the Palomino comes upon the largest black hole ever discovered, with the long-missing starship Cygnus at its edge. The only human onboard, renowned scientist Dr. Hans Reinhardt, does not want to be rescued, but plans to enter the black hole and take the Palomino's crew with him. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Maximilian Schell
Austria
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Anthony Perkins
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Goodbye Again (1961)
Robert Forster
USA
Best movies:
Mulholland Dr. (1999) (TV movie)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Joseph Bottoms
USA
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
King of the Mountain (1981)
The Black Hole (1979)
Yvette Mimieux
USA
Best movies:
The Mercenaries (1968)
Skyjacked (1972)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
Ernest Borgnine
USA
Best movies:
Gattaca (1997)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Tom McLoughlin
USA
Best movies:
Date with an Angel (1987)
Critters 2 (1988)
The Black Hole (1979)
Roddy McDowall
UK
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Slim Pickens
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Gary Nelson
USA
Best movies:
The Black Hole (1979)