Silent running
(DVD)
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal, 2002.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD Silent
1 available
DVD Silent
1 available
Southside - Media
DVD Silent
1 available
DVD Silent
1 available
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal, 2002.
Language
English
UPC
025192124327
Notes
General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1971.
General Note
Special features: featurette, The Making of Silent Running; commentary with director, Douglas Trumbull and actor, Bruce Dern; featurette, Silent running by Douglas Trumbull; conversation with Bruce Dern; featurette, Douglas Trumbull: then and now; theatrical trailer; production notes; cast and filmmaker biographies.
Creation/Production Credits
Producer, Michael Gruskoff; director, Douglas Trumbull; screenplay, Deric Washburn, Mike Cimino, Steve Bochco; score, Peter Schickele; songs sung by Joan Baez.
Participants/Performers
Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint.
Description
A botanist has spent three years aboard the space freighter "Valley Forge" preserving the only botanical specimens left from Earth under huge geodesic domes. When he receives orders to destroy the project and return home, he rebels and hijacks the space craft, killing his fellow crewman and injuring himself. He plunges the ship into the gaseous Rings of Saturn, where he embarks on the loneliest adventure of all with only two drone robots to keep him company.
System Details
DVD format, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
In English with optional Spanish or French soundtracks; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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