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Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 16, 1978

Runtime

2h 2m

Genres

Science Fiction, Adventure

User Score

69%

Original Title

Battlestar Galactica

Production Companies

Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal Television

Director

Richard A. Colla

Budget

$3,000,000

Description

After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet in a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth. This film is adapted from a television series that aired on ABC from September 17, 1978, to August 17, 1980. The first and fifth episodes of the series were edited into this theatrical feature film. Taken together, the two episodes ran 148 minutes, without commercials, while the film runs 125 minutes.