Review of Silent Running (1972) by Bruce L — 04 Dec 2007

What a great and very different space movie. Bruce Dern is really good in this.

This review of Silent Running (1972) was written by Bruce L on 04 Dec 2007.

Silent Running has generally received positive reviews.

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