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Silent Running [1972] | ![Silent Running [1972]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SE96BGA6L._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Douglas Trumbull
Actors: Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons
Studio: Uca
Category: DVD
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 1141
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 3259190360990
ASIN: B00005UWQT
Theatrical Release Date: March 10, 1972
Release Date: November 3, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
After creating many of the innovative special effects for I2001: A Space Odyssey/I, Douglas Trumbull tried his hand at directing, and 1971's ISilent Running/I marked an impressive debut. (In addition to creating the visual effects for IClose Encounters of the Third Kind/I and directing 1983's IBrainstorm/I, Trumbull later turned to the creation of high-tech cinematic amusement park rides.) One of the best science-fiction films of the 1970s, ISilent Running/I stars Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell, a nature-loving crewmember aboard the Valley Forge, a gigantic spaceship in a small fleet that carries the last surviving forests of the Earth, which has fallen victim to overpopulation and ecological neglect.pFreeman's name reflects his nonconformist philosophy, which runs counter to the prevailing recklessness of his three ill-fated crewmates, who are eager to jettison their precious payload and return to the bleakness of Earth. Before they can sabotage the forests, Freeman does what he must, and spends the remainder of his mission with three robotic "drones" as his only companions, struggling to maintain his sanity in the vastness of space. Dern is superb in this memorable role, representing the lost soul of humankind as well as the back-to-nature youth movement of the 1960s and the pre-Watergate era. (Appropriately, Joan Baez sings the film's theme song.) A rare science-fiction film that combines bold adventure with passionate social conscience, ISilent Running/I will remain relevant as long as the Earth is threatened by the ravages of human carelessness. --IJeff Shannon, Amazon.com/I
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 A superb watch! November 5, 2008
Spelling Queen (West Sussex)
If you just want to know if this film is worth buying/watching or not, without enduring copious notes in the process, the answer is a resounding "YES!!!" I watched this film when it was first released and the reviewers (FOOLS!) were decidedly cool, but my husband and I (no, not THAT husband and I !!) both thought it was brilliant and knew it would become a classic.
 Really moving and Sad!!! August 8, 2008
C. Pawley (UK)
This is a lovely, sad and moving film. I cried at this film when I first saw it in the 70'and cried when I saw it again just recently. Completely timeless.
Save the Forest October 4, 2007
M. A. Ramos (Florida USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Set in the far future aboard the spaceship "Valley Forge", Bruce Dern and three fellow astronauts maintain the huge vessel and the forests that it contains with the help of three ingeniously rendered robots. The robots are so convincing that they steal the show, but they remain classic depictions that are on par with Robby from "Forbidden Planet" and the droids of "Star Wars". br / br /This is a sad story with a strong ecological message, "Silent Running" is a visual treat with outstanding special effects and a very realistically-depicted "Valley Forge" spaceship. A production note: Trumbull had use of the decommissioned naval aircraft carrier "Valley Forge" before it was scrapped and he was able to modify many of it's vast interiors for use in the movie, all to good effect. br /
in space no one can hear you talk sense August 6, 2007
brutusArgyle (N.Ireland)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Just read Bobby cooks review on this underated masterpiece.I wept aswell 30 od years ago and guess what? Nothings changed . Every viewing of this film grabs me by the gut and just dosent let go . Why ? . Because its one of the few films to show us how hidious and uncaring 'humankind' can really be . Dont believe me ? check it out . In my opinion only in a handfull of film works has this emotive level been reached(albeit a very big handfull)see what you think and enjoy: br /'cookoos nest''scum''planet of the apes''made in britain''easy rider''repulsion''la haine''long weekend'.....You know the score . I could go on and on but Finally a word for an even more underated Work of Art . Geoff Murphys 'The Quiet Earth' Utterly stunning . See it to believe it and dont forget to show yerself before he shoots the kid . If only somebody had the imagination and the balls to make films like this now.........peace to y'all br /Markac
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