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Stargate (1994)  link to Stargate on IMDb  

Number: 1297

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IMDb Rating:
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7.1/10 (157.1K votes)

Also known as: I wouldn't feed that thing. (USA)

Country: France, 116 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Swedish, Norwegian, Arabic

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director(s): Roland Emmerich

Storyline:
In 1928, in Egypt, a strange device is found by an expedition. In the present days, the outcast linguist Dr. Daniel Jackson is invited by a mysterious woman to decipher an ancient hieroglyph in a military facility. Soon he finds that the device was developed by an advanced civilization and opens a portal to teletransport to another planet. Dr. Jackson is invited to join a military team under the command of Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil that will explore the new world. They find a land that recalls Egypt and humans in a primitive culture that worship and are slaves to Ra, the God of the Sun. But soon they discover the secret of the mysterious "stargate".

Cast:

Kurt Russell Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
James Spader Dr. Daniel Jackson
Jaye Davidson Ra
Viveca Lindfors Catherine Langford
Alexis Cruz Skaara

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Subtitles: English, Russian, Cantonese

Comments: Encore Free Weekend

Location: Drawer 10 Slot 117

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1