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Release Year1980
Runtime—
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresScience Fiction
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DirectorHarvey Hart
WritersHarlan Ellison, Martin Lager, Ursula K. Le Guin
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Starlost: The Beginning
About The Starlost: The Beginning
Three farmers in Cypress Corners discover that farm life is not so simple. Discovering a hidden door in the earth, they break through it, discovering they are not on Earth, but in a giant Noah's Ark-like spaceship. The spaceship is made up of giant "domes" holding the various cultures of humanity. Eventually, they find the bridge, its crew dead and its computer complaining that the ship is off-course, heading into the path of a distant sun. The three farmers take it upon themselves to travel the ship, contacting the various cultures of humanity in search of somebody who can correct the course of the ship and save mankind.
Directed by Harvey Hart, The Starlost: The Beginning leans on a strong ensemble — Keir Dullea, Robin Ward, Gay Rowan — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about science fiction titles of 1980.
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