Battle of the Stars (1978)

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Country: Italy
Genres: Sci-Fi
Release: 1978-02-17
Director: Alfonso Brescia
Writers: Massimo Lo Jacono , Giacomo Mazzocchi
Language: Italian
Stars: John Richardson , Yanti Somer , Walter Maestosi , Massimo De Cecco , Gaetano Balestrieri , Massimo Bonetti , Aldo Canti , Omero Capanna , Romeo Costantini , Giuseppe Fortis
Runtime: 95 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Battaglie negli spazi stellari (Italy) , Slaget om stjärnorna (Sweden) , Battle of the Stars (United States of America) , Battle of the Stars (United Kingdom) , Batalha no Espaço Estelar (Brazil) , La batalla de las estrellas (Spain) , La Bataille des étoiles (France, French Republic) , Battle of the Stars , War in Space (United States of America) , Battaglie negli spazi stellari , Stars battle (Spain) , Cosmo 2000 (Italy)
Plot: An insubordinate space captain investigates an apparently deserted but unstable planet after being drawn there by a mysterious gravitational force. He and his expedition discover the remnants of the once dominant civilization living on a subsistence level in caves. Long ago their advanced society had become so complacent that they built a super-computer to run and maintain the machines that supported their indolent, self-indulgent lifestyle. After the machines were destroyed by a meteor shower, the inhabitants found themselves without the knowledge to rebuild them, completely subservient to the computer whose megalomania was now unchallenged. The cruel cyber-despot reveals that it arranged for ship's landing because it needs the skills of the Earthlings to make critical repairs in its damaged circuitry. When the computer announces future plans for the conquest of the Universe, the captain and his crew know it is time to act.
IMDB:tt0075881