Babylon 5: The Gathering

1993 1h 35m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 199

Science FictionActionAdventure

Synopsis

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The feature-length pilot for this Emmy award-winning show. Babylon 5 is the latest in a series of space stations built by humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh, has been poisoned. It is the new commanding officer, Jeffrey Sinclair, who has the responsibility of finding the culprit. Otherwise, the space station will fail in its role of bringing many alien races together.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael O'Hare
Cmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair
Tamlyn Tomita
Lt. Cmdr. Laurel Takashima
Jerry Doyle
Michael Garibaldi
Mira Furlan
Delenn
Peter Jurasik
Londo Mollari
Andreas Katsulas
G'Kar
Blaire Baron
Carolyn Sykes
John Fleck
Del Varner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Compton
Writers: J. Michael Straczynski
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Babylon 5 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Compton, shot by Billy Dickson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert L. Sinise shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michael O'Hare and Tamlyn Tomita and Jerry Doyle carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0106336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Compton directs. Billy Dickson behind the camera. Stewart Copeland scores. Robert L. Sinise cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Babylon 5 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Richard Compton, shot by Billy Dickson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert L. Sinise shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Michael O'Hare and Tamlyn Tomita and Jerry Doyle carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0106336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Billy Dickson
Original score: Stewart Copeland
Editing: Robert L. Sinise
Production design: John Iacovelli
Costume design: Catherine Adair
Makeup / hair: Suzanne Parker Sanders
Sound: Harry Cohen
Stunt coordinator: Kerry Rossall
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)

Part of

Babylon 5 Collection

It was the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. The Babylon Project was a dream given form. Its goal: to prevent another war by creating a place where Humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It's a port of call – home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers. Humans and aliens wrapped in two million, five-hundred thousand tons of spinning metal, all alone in the night. It can be a dangerous place, but it's our last best hope for peace. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5.