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Silent Running (1972)

Silent Running poster
Directed by
Douglas Trumbull
Genre
drama film, science fiction film, adventure film, dystopian film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
G
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 646 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a future where Earth's forests are preserved in domed spaceships, a botanist on a cargo vessel disobeys orders to destroy his plant habitats. He lives alone with three robot companions, trying to save the last of Earth's greenery.

lonelymelancholiccontemplativeslow-burntendervisually lushsomberquiet

What happens

Silent Running is a 1972 American science fiction film. It is the directorial debut of Douglas Trumbull, and stars Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin and Jesse Vint. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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