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Outland is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Peter Hyams released in USA on 22 may 1981 with Sean Connery
Outland (1981)
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Add to a movie listOutland is a 1981 British science fiction thriller film written and directed by Peter Hyams. The film stars Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, and Frances Sternhagen.
Set on Jupiter's moon Io, it has been described as a space Western, and bears thematic resemblances to the 1952 film High Noon.
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In the future, Federal Marshal William O'Niel (Sean Connery) is assigned to a tour of duty at the titanium ore mining outpost 'Con-Am 27' operated by the company Conglomerates Amalgamated, on the Jovian moon of Io.Actors
Sean Connery
(Marshal William T. O'Niel)
Peter Boyle
(Mark Sheppard)
Frances Sternhagen
(Dr. Lazarus)
James Sikking
(Sgt. Montone)
Kika Markham
(Carol O'Niel)
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