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Strange New World (1975)

Strange New World poster
Directed by
Robert Butler
Genre
science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A space crew returns to Earth after a long voyage and finds the planet transformed into a primitive and dangerous wasteland. They must navigate this hostile new world and its scattered survivors.

datedunevenlow-budgetearnestscience fictiontelevision-movie1970spost-apocalyptic

What happens

Strange New World is an American made-for-television science fiction film which first aired on July 13, 1975 on ABC. It stars John Saxon as Captain Anthony Vico (PAX team leader), Kathleen Miller as Dr. Allison Crowley (team navigator and communications expert), and Keene Curtis as Dr. William Scott (team physician/medical doctor). The title of the film was borrowed from the famous opening monologue of Roddenberry's Star Trek. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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