Silent Running

Overview

After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 9, 1972

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures,Trumbull/Gruskoff Productions

Cast

Bruce Dern,Cliff Potts,Ron Rifkin,Jesse Vint,Mark Persons,Steven Brown,Cheryl Sparks,Larry Whisenhunt,Joseph Campanella,Roy Engel

Director

Douglas Trumbull

Writer

Deric Washburn,Michael Cimino,Steven Bochco

Producer

Michael Gruskoff,Marty Hornstein,Douglas Trumbull

Cinematography

Charles F. Wheeler

Music

Peter Schickele

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0067756