Stargate

– An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancie..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 56 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
Stargate (1994)

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

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Release Date:

28 Oct 1994

Language:

English, Norwegian, Swedish, Egyptian (Ancient), Arabic

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writer:

Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich

Main Actors:

Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors

Plot:

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".

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations.

Production:

Artisan Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
48%
Metacritic:
42%