The Black Hole (1979 film)

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The Black Hole is a 1979 science fiction film produced by Walt Disney Productions that follows a spaceship crew who discover a deranged scientist and his deadly plans aboard a research vessel hovering on the edge of a massive black hole.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
science fiction film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Frank V. Phillips NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Gary Nelson NERFINISHED
distributor Buena Vista Distribution NERFINISHED
editedBy Gregg McLaughlin NERFINISHED
features sentient robots
genre science fiction
space opera
hasFictionalSpacecraft USS Cygnus NERFINISHED
USS Palomino NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Captain Dan Holland NERFINISHED
Dr. Alex Durant NERFINISHED
Dr. Hans Reinhardt NERFINISHED
Dr. Kate McCrae NERFINISHED
Lieutenant Charles Pizer NERFINISHED
Maximilian NERFINISHED
V.I.N.CENT NERFINISHED
musicBy John Barry NERFINISHED
narrativeElement research vessel near a massive black hole
narrativeFocus spaceship crew encountering a deranged scientist
notableFor early use of computer-controlled camera systems
visual effects
originalLanguage English
producer Ron Miller NERFINISHED
Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED
productionCompany Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED
rating PG
releaseDate 1979-12-21
releaseYear 1979
runtimeMinutes 98
screenwriter Bob Barbash NERFINISHED
Jeb Rosebrook NERFINISHED
Richard H. Landau NERFINISHED
setIn outer space
spaceship
starred Anthony Perkins NERFINISHED
Ernest Borgnine NERFINISHED
Joseph Bottoms NERFINISHED
Maximilian Schell NERFINISHED
Robert Forster NERFINISHED
Roddy McDowall NERFINISHED
Slim Pickens NERFINISHED
Yvette Mimieux NERFINISHED
storyBy Jeb Rosebrook NERFINISHED

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Roddy McDowall notableWork The Black Hole (1979 film)