Battle Beyond the Stars

A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

Cast

Richard Thomas

as Shad

Robert Vaughn

as Gelt

John Saxon

as Sador

George Peppard

as Cowboy

Darlanne Fluegel

as Nanelia

Sybil Danning

as St. Exmin

Sam Jaffe

as Dr. Hephaestus

Jeff Corey

as Zed

Morgan Woodward

as Cayman

Marta Kristen

as Lux

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This looks every inch the low budget affair it actually was - but it almost comes off as a fairly engaging sci-fi rip off of the "Magnificent Seven" - complete, even, with Robert Vaughn! "John-Boy" himself, Richard Thomas ("Shad") lives on one of those simple, peaceful, planets threatened by a megal...

Wuchak

**_Star Trek and Star Wars are met together (on a lower Corman budget)_** When the planet Akir is threatened by a galactic tyrant (John Saxon), a young man with no experience in warfare (Richard Thomas) ventures into space to enlist the aid of several mercenaries (George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, M...

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