6.6
Silent Running
DramaSci-FiG
"Amazing companions on an incredible adventure... that journeys beyond imagination!"
Duration
1h 29mRelease
9 Mar 1972Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
In a future where all flora are extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's plant samples, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
Cast
Bruce DernCliff PottsRon Rifkin
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10Rotten Tomatoes: 71%Metacritic: 67/100
Details
Director
Douglas Trumbull
Writers
Deric WashburnMichael CiminoSteven Bochco
Budget
$1,000,000Awards
2 nominations totalTrailer
Trailer
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