Director
Peter Hyams
Starring
Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen
Certificate
15
Run Time
112 mins
Release Year
1981
Country of Origin
UK
Language
English
Format
35mm
Director of Photography: Stephen Goldblatt
Editor: Stuart Baird
Produced by: Richard A Roth
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Screenplay by: Peter Hyams
Production Designer: Philip Harrison
Director Bio
Peter Hyams
P&I - Director Bio
Peter Hyams (b. 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer, known for directing the space film dramas Capricorn One (1977) and Outland (1981).
Outland
Part of the Retrospective: The Future Is History Strand
Starring former EIFF patron Sir Sean Connery as the Marshal of a troubled mining outpost on one of Jupiter’s moons, Peter Hyams’ Outland is best described as a science fiction version of classic western High Noon (1952). With Connery on top form, and memorable performances from Peter Boyle and Frances Sternhagen, this impressive depiction of the future is set apart by its enduring sense of authenticity. It’s a quality Hyams would also bring to his next venture into outer-space, the epic 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984).