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Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

Adventure Sci-Fi Action

1978, Movie, 2h 2min

After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet in a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth. This film is adapted from a television series that aired on ABC from September 17, 1978, to August 17, 1980. The first and fifth episodes of the series were edited into this theatrical feature film. Taken together, the two episodes ran 148 minutes, without commercials, while the film runs 125 minutes.

Country: United States

Directors:

Richard A. Colla,

Cast:

Wilfrid Hyde-White

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Critic Ian Nathan

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6

...this spacebound wagon train, whose limits are readily apparent, is great fun.

Read full review at Empire

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Battlestar Galactica was released in theaters on May 18, 1979.