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Silent Running is a 1972 American environmental-themed science fiction film. It is the directorial debut of Douglas Trumbull, and stars Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, and Jesse Vint.
Mar 10, 1972 · In a future where Earth is barren, a botanist (Bruce Dern) tries to save the last plants on a spacecraft. Watch the trailer, see photos, read reviews and trivia, and learn about the director and cast of this 1972 film.
- (32K)
- Drama, Sci-Fi
- Douglas Trumbull
- 1972-03-10
A sci-fi movie about a botanist who rebels against destroying his greenhouse on a space station. Read critics and audience reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy Silent Running online.
- (35)
- Douglas Trumbull
- G
- Bruce Dern
Released in 1972, Silent Running was a kitsch take on the space movie. Lewis Gordon explores how the film anticipated 21st-Century technology.
Nov 27, 2023 · Douglas Trumbull's directorial debut is a sci-fi fable set in a future where Earth is dead and plants are kept in space. Bruce Dern plays a botanist who rebels against the order to destroy the greenhouses, and forms a bond with his robotic companions.
A sci-fi film about a botanist who defies orders to destroy the last of Earth's flora in space. He escapes with his robots and tries to save the forest, but faces a deadly collision with Saturn's rings.
A lonely spaceship keeper refuses to destroy the last greenhouses on Earth and escapes to the stars. Read Ebert's analysis of the ecological theme, the special effects and the performance of Bruce Dern in this classic science fiction movie.
