Underplayed Gems

Saga of a Star World (1978)

Saga of a Star World poster
Original title
Battlestar Galactica
Directed by
Richard A. Colla
Genre
adventure film, science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 05m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 214 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A fleet of surviving humans escapes a devastating alien attack on their colonies. They journey through space in search of a legendary planet while being pursued by their enemies.

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What happens

"Saga of a Star World" (aka “Battlestar Galactica”) is the pilot for the American science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica which was produced in 1978 by Glen A. Larson. A re-edit of the episode was released theatrically as Battlestar Galactica in Canada before the television series aired in the United States, in order to help recoup its high production costs. Later, the standalone film edit was also released in the United States and internationally. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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