---
title: 'The Black Hole (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gary Nelson'
released: '1979-12-21'
runtime_minutes: 98
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-hole-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078869/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Black Hole (1979)

1979 · PG · 98 min · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Family · United States


## Synopsis

The Black Hole is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Anthony Perkins and Ernest Borgnine, while the voices of the main robot characters are provided by Roddy McDowall and Slim Pickens. The music for the film was composed by John Barry. With a production budget of $20 million, plus another $6 million for advertising, it was at the time the most expensive picture ever produced by Disney.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gary Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-nelson)
- **Screenplay:** [Gerry Day](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-day), [Jeb Rosebrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeb-rosebrook)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barry)
- **Producer:** [Ron W. Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-w-miller)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frank V. Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-v-phillips)

## Cast

- [Tom McLoughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcloughlin)
- [Slim Pickens](https://cinepixo.com/people/slim-pickens) as Old BO.B.
- [Gary Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-nelson)
- [Wolfgang Ziffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-ziffer)
- [Yvette Mimieux](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvette-mimieux) as Kate McCrae
- [Joseph Bottoms](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-bottoms) as Charlie Pizer
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine) as Harry Booth
- [Robert Forster](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-forster) as Dan Holland
- [Roddy McDowall](https://cinepixo.com/people/roddy-mcdowall) as V.I.N.CENT.
- [Maximilian Schell](https://cinepixo.com/people/maximilian-schell) as Hans Reinhardt
- [Anthony Perkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-perkins) as Alex Durant

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/the-black-hole
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-hole-1979
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