Silent running
(DVD) 

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Universal City, CA : Universal, 2002.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal, 2002.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
025192124327

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General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1971.
General Note
Special features: featurette, The Making of Silent Running; commentary with director, Douglas Trumbull and actor, Bruce Dern; featurette, Silent running by Douglas Trumbull; conversation with Bruce Dern; featurette, Douglas Trumbull: then and now; theatrical trailer; production notes; cast and filmmaker biographies.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Peter Schickele; songs sung by Joan Baez ; director of photography, Charles F. Wheeler ; editor, Aaron Stell.
Participants/Performers
Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint.
Description
A botanist has spent three years aboard the space freighter "Valley Forge" preserving the only botanical specimens left from Earth under huge geodesic domes. When he receives orders to destroy the project and return home, he rebels and hijacks the space craft, killing his fellow crewman and injuring himself. He plunges the ship into the gaseous Rings of Saturn, where he embarks on the loneliest adventure of all with only two drone robots to keep him company.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: G.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
In English with optional Spanish or French soundtracks; closed-captioned in English.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gruskoff, M., Washburn, D., Cimino, M., Bochco, S., Trumbull, D., Schickele, P., Baez, J., Dern, B., Potts, C., Rifkin, R., & Vint, J. (2002). Silent running . Universal.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael. Gruskoff et al.. 2002. Silent Running. Universal.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael. Gruskoff et al.. Silent Running Universal, 2002.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gruskoff, Michael., et al. Silent Running Universal, 2002.

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