The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman whose life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).
- Released
- 1981-02-09
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
- Runtime
- 199 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alan J.W. Bell
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 161 votes
Cast
- Peter Jones as The Book
- Simon Jones as Arthur Dent
- David Dixon as Ford Prefect
- Sandra Dickinson as Trillian
- Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblbrox
- Stephen Moore as Marvin
- Richard Vernon as Slartibartfast
- Colin Jeavons as Max Quordlepleen
- Peter Davison as Dish of the Day
- David Prowse as Bodyguard
- Valentine Dyall as Deep Thought (voice)
- Douglas Adams as Man in Ocean
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