"Battlestar Galactica"
Saga of a Star World (1978)

Director:

Richard A. Colla

Writers:

Glen A. Larson (creator)
Glen A. Larson (written by)

TV Series:

"Battlestar Galactica" (1978)

Original Air Date:

17 September 1978 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Adventure

Plot:

The Twelve Colonies of man are annihilated by the Cylons. Adama, commanding the last surviving Battlestar...

Plot Keywords:

Cult Sci Fi | Robot | Spaceship Name In Title | Robot As Menace | Space Carrier

Cast

Richard Hatch	...	Capt. Apollo
Dirk Benedict	...	Lt. Starbuck
Lorne Greene	...	Commander Adama
Herb Jefferson Jr.	...	Lt. Boomer
Maren Jensen	...	Athena
Noah Hathaway	...	Boxey
Lew Ayres	...	President Adar
Tony Swartz	...	Flight Sgt. Jolly
Terry Carter	...	Col. Tigh
Wilfrid Hyde-White	...	Anton
John Colicos	...	Baltar
Laurette Spang	...	Cassiopeia
John Fink	...	Dr. Payne
Jane Seymour	...	Serina
Ray Milland	...	Sire Uri

Runtime:

133 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Glen A. Larson Productions

Trivia:

Because of its triple length the DVD edition counts "Saga of a Star World" as 3 episodes.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: There's a scene were Apollo gives one of his military pins to Boxey. In the next scene the pin reappears on Apollo's shirt collar.

Quotes:

Serina: We must fight back.
Commander Adama: Yes, we are going to fight back. But not here, not now, not in the Colonies. Not even in this star system. Let the word go forth to every man, woman and child who survived this holocaust. Tell them to set sail at once in every assorted vehicle that will carry them.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Working with the Daggit of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004) (V)