The Black Hole
1979 · 98 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 28,933 VOTES · DIR. Gary Nelson
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 787 lines
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00:01:47 Pre-correction check: Rotation axis plus three degrees.
00:04:04 Liberty-7, United States.
00:05:47 out there, our signal might not be getting through.
00:10:27 Never rains.
00:14:31 Hold it, Dan. They've got to be friendly. They could have blasted us right out of the sky.
00:18:33 Yeah, sure.
00:23:48 Welcome aboard the Cygnus.
00:25:45 Twenty Earth years, but...
00:27:51 Now, what does that remind me of?
00:30:49 and an ECS proportion flow valve controller.
00:36:44 - I know what I saw, Charlie. - Dan, nobody buries a robot.
00:38:36 I can handle that thing.
00:40:42 Nothing much ever changes.
00:42:42 Why, that's crazy.
00:46:48 I'll have the possibility to find what we call "the ultimate knowledge."
00:48:50 Now, now, now, l-let's stop and figure this thing out.
00:51:45 This isn't our party. Let's get outta here.
00:53:54 They vanish.
00:56:07 Alex, we have to board right away. They're waiting to blast off.
00:58:41 - I hope she's electing also to stay with us. - No, I...
01:02:56 Fire thrusters.
01:10:36 Blow it apart before it hits us! Fire!
01:20:25 My hover stabilization's gone.
01:24:38 - We are the best. - Help me! Help me! Help me! Help me!
Cast & Characters
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.
Steven Banks
Sentry Robot
Don Lewis
Sentry Robot
Roddy McDowall
V.I.N.CENT.
Roddy McDowall
V.I.N.CENT.
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed787
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:01:47
Final line01:24:38
Production Record
DirectorGary Nelson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$35,841,901
IMDb votes28,933