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Battlestar Galactica (1978) [PG]

Release Date:
September 16, 1978

Original Title:
Battlestar Galactica

Alternate Titles:
Battlestar Galactica: The Movie
Galáctica, el Universo en Guerra
Hrdinové z galaxií
Kampfstern Galactica - Der Kinofilm
Kampfstern Galactica 1

Genres:
Adventure | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Glen A. Larson Productions
Universal Television

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  DE: 12  FI: K-16  GB: PG  IE: PG  US: PG 

Runtime: 122

A billion light years from Earth, the human race is fighting for survival.

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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.

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Production

Art Direction:
John E. Chilberg II

Assistant Director:
Nick Marck

Casting:
Mark Malis

Costume Design:
Jean-Pierre Dorléac

Dialogue Editor:
Cliff Bell Jr.

Director:
Richard A. Colla
Alan J. Levi

Director of Photography:
Ben Colman

Editor:
Robert L. Kimble
Leon Ortiz-Gil
Larry Strong

Electrician:
Michael J. Schwartz

First Assistant Camera:
Reggie Newkirk

Hairstylist:
Joy Zapata

Lighting Technician:
James Kibbe

Makeup Artist:
Scott H. Eddo
Marvin C. Thompson

Modeling:
David Beasley

Music Editor:
Herbert D. Woods
James D. Young

Original Music Composer:
Stu Phillips

Producer:
John Dykstra

Set Decoration:
Lowell Chambers
Mickey S. Michaels

Sound Effects Editor:
Peter Berkos

Stunts:
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Conrad E. Palmisano

Title Designer:
Wayne Fitzgerald

Writer:
Glen A. Larson

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