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Overview

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Director:

Douglas Trumbull

Writers:

Deric Washburn (written by) &
Michael Cimino (written by) ...
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Release Date:

10 March 1972 (USA) more

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi more

Tagline:

Amazing companions on an incredible adventure... that journeys beyond imagination! more

Plot:

The loner crew member of a spaceship harbouring Earth's last nature reserves goes renegade when he is... more | full synopsis

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Awards:

1 nomination more

User Comments:

So good - please watch. more (145 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Bruce Dern ... Freeman Lowell

Cliff Potts ... John Keenan

Ron Rifkin ... Marty Barker

Jesse Vint ... Andy Wolf
Mark Persons ... Drone 2 - Huey
Steven Brown ... Drone
Cheryl Sparks ... Drone 1 - Dewey
Larry Whisenhunt ... Drone
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Running Silent (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

External scenes of the ships were also used in the promo for the TV show "The Starlost" (1973) along with the early instrumental music. more

Goofs:

Continuity: During the second Joan Baez song there is a brief shot of the Valley Forge turned around and traveling backward. more

Quotes:

Freeman Lowell: It calls back a time when there were flowers all over the Earth... and there were valleys. And there were plains of tall green grass that you could lie down in - you could go to sleep in. And there were blue skies, and there was fresh air... and there were things growing all over the place, not just in some domed enclosures blasted some millions of miles out in to space. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone (#8.15)" (1983) more

Soundtrack:

Rejoice in the Sun more


FAQ

Are there people inside the "Drones?"
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43 out of 65 people found the following comment useful.
So good - please watch., 14 November 2004
9/10
Author: info-2133 from Brighton

Maybe one of the most moving things about this film is the fact that the drones (small droids) give such powerful performances without ever being able to utter a word. Maybe a "nod" in some ways to the days of the silent movie. The environmental message is as powerful today as it was in 1972.

An extremely good yet brief film that I felt I had to comment upon it. Enjoyed the hippy theme tune as well just because it fitted right in. These types of film are rare but precious. I remember watching this as a child and it had an impact on me then so I thought I should revisit the piece 20 years later. Absolutely not disappointed.

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