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Blake's 7: The Beginning
90%
Movie
2h 1m
AI Analysis
Blake's 7: The Beginning (1985) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Blake's 7: The Beginning (1985) — a movie tagged as Science Fiction and Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: In the far future, freedom fighter Roj Blake, framed by the all-powerful but corrupt Galactic Federation, escapes his captors from his sentence to a harsh penal colony and, helped by a handful of fellow convicts and armed with a superbly-equipped alien spaceship, sets about restoring freedom to the galaxy. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~121 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Blake's 7: The Beginning 90% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Blake's 7: The Beginning is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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Synopsis
In the far future, freedom fighter Roj Blake, framed by the all-powerful but corrupt Galactic Federation, escapes his captors from his sentence to a harsh penal colony and, helped by a handful of fellow convicts and armed with a superbly-equipped alien spaceship, sets about restoring freedom to the galaxy.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1985-09-09
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- TMDB rating
- 9.0
- TMDB ID
- 1641047
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What is Blake's 7: The Beginning about?
In the far future, freedom fighter Roj Blake, framed by the all-powerful but corrupt Galactic Federation, escapes his captors from his sentence to a harsh penal colony and, helped by a handful of f... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Blake's 7: The Beginning?
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How long is the movie Blake's 7: The Beginning?
The official runtime for Blake's 7: The Beginning is approximately 121 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Gareth Thomas
Roj Blake

Sally Knyvette
Jenna Stannis

Paul Darrow
Kerr Avon

Jan Chappell
Cally

Michael Keating
Vila Restal

David Jackson
Olag Gan

Peter Tuddenham
Zen

Robert Beatty
Bran Foster

Gillian Bailey
Ravella
- A
Alan Butler
Dal Richie

Jeremy Wilkin
Dev Tarrant

Robert James
Ven Glynd
- S
Susan Field
Alta Morag

Margaret John
Arbiter

Michael Halsey
Tel Varon

Glyn Owen
Commander Leylan

Leslie Schofield
Sub-Commander Raiker

Brett Forrest
Krell
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