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Silent Running

Silent Running

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 9, 1972

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Adventure, Science Fiction

User Score

64%

Original Title

Silent Running

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Trumbull/Gruskoff Productions

Director

Douglas Trumbull

Budget

$1,000,000

Description

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.

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DanDare profile picture

Silent Running features another unhinged performance from Bruce Dern. He plays Freeman Lowell, a ...

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DanDare profile picture

Silent Running features another unhinged performance from Bruce Dern. He plays Freeman Lowell, a ...

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drystyx profile picture

This was a thoughtful sci-fi story. Bruce Dern appears as a bit of a deranged scientist in what m...

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CinemaSerf profile picture

A botanist (Bruce Dern) on a deep space mission tries to stop the corporate machine from destroyi...

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