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.
Cast
Maximilian Schell
Dr. Hans Reinhardt
Anthony Perkins
Dr. Alex Durant
Robert Forster
Captain Dan Holland
Joseph Bottoms
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
Yvette Mimieux
Dr. Kate McCrae
Ernest Borgnine
Harry Booth
Tom McLoughlin
Captain S.T.A.R.
Roddy McDowall
V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Slim Pickens
B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
Gary Nelson
Drone with Mask Removed (uncredited)
Steven Banks
Sentry Robot (uncredited)
Don Lewis
Sentry Robot (uncredited)
Crew
Gary Nelson
Director
Jeb Rosebrook
Screenplay, Story
Gerry Day
Screenplay
Bob Barbash
Story
Richard H. Landau
Story
G. Gregg McLaughlin
Editor
Frank V. Phillips
Director of Photography
Tom McCrory
Assistant Director
Ron Miller
Producer
Peter Ellenshaw
Production Design
Lloyd Ahern II
Camera Operator
Robert LaBonge
First Assistant Camera
Cecil Wilson
Second Assistant Camera
Chuck Keehne
Costume Supervisor
Bill Thomas
Costume Design
Jack Sandeen
Costumer
Mary Dye
Costumer
Dorse A. Lanpher
Animation
Joe Hale
Animation
Ted Kierscey
Animation
Gloria Montemayor
Hairstylist
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Supervisor
Wayne Allwine
Sound Effects Editor
John Jolliffe
Sound Effects Editor
Louis Terrusa
Sound Effects Editor
George Fredrick
Sound Effects Editor
Frank Regula
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Hathaway
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Herb Taylor
Sound Supervisor
Bud Maffett
Sound Mixer
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Evelyn Kennedy
Supervising Music Editor
Helen Sneddon
Music Editor
Frank R. McKelvy
Set Decoration
Roger M. Shook
Set Decoration
Wynn Hammer
Still Photographer
Sandy Nelson
Script Supervisor
Howard Curtis
Stunts
Stevie Myers
Stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Double
Bob Herron
Stunt Double
Wilbur L. Russell
Property Master
Ben Hendricks
Special Sound Effects
James MacDonald
Special Sound Effects
Bill Wylie
Special Sound Effects
Ben Hendricks
Special Sound Effects
Don Capel
Key Grip
Carl Boles
Gaffer
John D. Bloss
Production Manager
Christopher N. Seiter
Unit Production Manager
John B. Mansbridge
Art Direction
Robert McCall
Art Direction
Al Roelofs
Art Direction
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