The Black Hole
A journey that begins where everything ends!
1979 | 98m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Gary Nelson |
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| Writer: | Jeb Rosebrook, Bob Barbash, Gerry Day, Richard H. Landau |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 18, 1979 |
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| Director: | Gary Nelson |
| Writer: | Jeb Rosebrook, Bob Barbash, Gerry Day, Richard H. Landau |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | killer robot, space marine, space travel, ghost ship, black hole, zombie, robot, deep space |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $35,841,901
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Wynn Hammer | Still Photographer |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Double |
| Gary Nelson | Director |
| John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| James MacDonald | Special Sound Effects |
| Bob Herron | Stunt Double |
| Wayne Allwine | Sound Effects Editor |
| Carl Boles | Gaffer |
| John Jolliffe | Sound Effects Editor |
| Joe Hale | Animation |
| George Fredrick | Sound Effects Editor |
| Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Supervisor |
| Jeb Rosebrook | Story, Screenplay |
| Ben Hendricks | Special Sound Effects |
| Bud Maffett | Sound Mixer |
| Cecil Wilson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Howard Curtis | Stunts |
| Louis Terrusa | Sound Effects Editor |
| Peter Ellenshaw | Production Design |
| Roger M. Shook | Set Decoration |
| Bill Thomas | Costume Design |
| John B. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Chuck Keehne | Costume Supervisor |
| Robert McCall | Art Direction |
| Robert Hathaway | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gloria Montemayor | Hairstylist |
| John D. Bloss | Production Manager |
| Sandy Nelson | Script Supervisor |
| Bob Barbash | Story |
| Christopher N. Seiter | Unit Production Manager |
| Tom McCrory | Assistant Director |
| Herb Taylor | Sound Supervisor |
| Don Capel | Key Grip |
| Jack Sandeen | Costumer |
| Frank V. Phillips | Director of Photography |
| G. Gregg McLaughlin | Editor |
| Gerry Day | Screenplay |
| Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Al Roelofs | Art Direction |
| Helen Sneddon | Music Editor |
| Dorse A. Lanpher | Animation |
| Ben Hendricks | Special Sound Effects |
| Ted Kierscey | Animation |
| Frank Regula | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Evelyn Kennedy | Supervising Music Editor |
| Stevie Myers | Stunts |
| Richard H. Landau | Story |
| Bill Wylie | Special Sound Effects |
| Robert LaBonge | First Assistant Camera |
| Mary Dye | Costumer |
| Wilbur L. Russell | Property Master |
| Lloyd Ahern II | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ron Miller | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 783 | 818 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 7 | 953 | 953 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 978 | 978 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 2 | 724 | 819 |
A little like the "Godi" in "Island at the Top of the World" I vividly recall the first time that I set eyes on "Maximilian" the menacing robot in this far darker Disney film from 1979. The "Palomino" discovers the long lost "Cygnus" on the precipice of a black hole and they board her. Once there, t ... hey discover that the captain - an excellently eerie Maximilian Schell ("Reinhardt") and our aforementioned robot are determined to take their ship through the spatial anomaly. Soon, though, our visitors discover there is something far more sinister going on and it becomes a test of wits as they and their own - rather more friendly - robots try to escape in one piece. It is not a film seen too often nowadays which is a shame; it shows that back then, Disney could on occasion do more "adult" films with good SFX, a decent, intelligent, script and a cast - including Anthony Perkins, Joseph Bottoms, Ernest Borgnine with something to get their teeth into and Roddy McDowell has good fun as the wise-cracking, laser-toting hover-bot "V. I. N. cent"