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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.8K
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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
ActionAdventureDrama

The Drakh, allies of the Shadows, seek revenge against humanity after the Second Shadow War.The Drakh, allies of the Shadows, seek revenge against humanity after the Second Shadow War.The Drakh, allies of the Shadows, seek revenge against humanity after the Second Shadow War.

  • Director
    • Michael Vejar
  • Writer
    • J. Michael Straczynski
  • Stars
    • Bruce Boxleitner
    • Jerry Doyle
    • Jeff Conaway
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    5.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Vejar
    • Writer
      • J. Michael Straczynski
    • Stars
      • Bruce Boxleitner
      • Jerry Doyle
      • Jeff Conaway
    • 25User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
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    Bruce Boxleitner, Carrie Dobro, and Tony Todd in Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
    Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)
    Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)

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    Bruce Boxleitner
    Bruce Boxleitner
    • John J. Sheridan
    Jerry Doyle
    Jerry Doyle
    • Michael Garibaldi
    Jeff Conaway
    Jeff Conaway
    • Zack Allan
    Carrie Dobro
    • Dureena Nafeel
    Peter Woodward
    Peter Woodward
    • Galen
    Tony Todd
    Tony Todd
    • Leonard Anderson
    Tracy Scoggins
    Tracy Scoggins
    • Capt. Elizabeth Lochley
    Tony Maggio
    • Drake
    Michael Harris
    Michael Harris
    • Bishop
    Scott MacDonald
    Scott MacDonald
    • First Officer
    Wayne Alexander
    Wayne Alexander
    • Drakh
    Carlos Bernard
    Carlos Bernard
    • Communications
    Burt Bulos
    Burt Bulos
    • Navigation
    Ron Campbell
    • Drazi
    David Coburn
    David Coburn
    • Minbari Ranger
    Mo Gallini
    Mo Gallini
    • Rolf
    • (as Matt Gallini)
    Valeria Ghiran
    • ISN Reporter
    Marjean Holden
    Marjean Holden
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    • Director
      • Michael Vejar
    • Writer
      • J. Michael Straczynski
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Babylon 5 canon, the original Drakh plan had been to use the Death Cloud on Earth, and then use the plague on Minbar. However, when the Death Cloud was destroyed, the plague was the only significant weapon they had left.
    • Goofs
      The ship's badge of the EAS Charon is clearly seen in the background of a few scenes, which displays a "K" (it's model series letter). In addition, an identical "K" upper left arm patch can be seen on several crew members uniforms, but when the Charon is seen crossing the screen in one scene, her model series letter clearly displays a "C" on the forward hull.
    • Quotes

      Galen: Fear makes wise men foolish.

    • Connections
      Featured in Crusade: War Zone (1999)

    User reviews25

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    Good sign-off for Boxleitner, and decent overall
    Nicely plotted, and working a good transition from B5 to the ill-fated Crusade spin-off not just in narrative but in mood - there's a general shift from politics towards mysticism (also adumbrated in Thirdspace, where the dream sequences were rather more powerful, even if they ultimately had nowhere much to go). This change of mood is underlined by Evan Chen's controversial scoring; personally I like his work for Crusade, but found his dry run here deeply mediocre.

    It's a measure of how Bruce Boxleitner's stature as Sheridan has grown over four seasons of B5 that he effortlessly and charismatically takes centre-stage here. Jerry Doyle's Garibaldi is equally assured but doesn't in the end have that much to do. Of the newcomers, Carrie Dobro is probably the only one who can match up to the old timers, though Tony Todd is his usual professional self. Opinion is divided about Galen. Specifically it's divided between me and other sensible people who think Peter Woodward should have been drowned at birth, and people who aren't as sensible as me. To be fair, he's not as dreadful here as in the early episodes of Crusade. Be thankful for small mercies.
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    • Aug 4, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Вавилон 5: Призыв к оружию
    • Production companies
      • Babylonian Productions
      • TNT
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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