Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Babylon 5: The River Of Souls | |
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Format | Science Fiction |
Distributed by | TNT |
Created by | J. Michael Straczynski |
Directed by | Janet Greek |
Produced by | John Copeland |
Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
Starring |
Jerry Doyle Tracy Scoggins Jeff Conaway Richard Biggs with Ian McShane and Martin Sheen |
Music by | Christopher Franke |
Cinematography | Fred V. Murphy |
Editing by | Suzanne Sternlicht |
Production company | Babylonian Productions |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Original channel | TNT |
Release date | November 17, 1998 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
The River of Souls is the third feature-length film set in the Babylon 5 universe. It was originally broadcast November 17, 1998 on TNT, as one of two films shown over the 1998–1999 season to fill in the gap between the fifth season of Babylon 5 and the first season of the spin-off series Crusade.
Plot synopsis
Babylon 5 TV seasons and films |
In order of series chronology:
* The framing story is set in 2278. |
After a short absence from Babylon 5, Michael Garibaldi returns to the station to meet with a person in his employ. An archaeologist in search of a means of immortality brings his most recent find to Babylon 5 – an orb containing one billion souls of an extinct race. Within days a Soul Hunter (played by Martin Sheen) arrives claiming the orb was stolen from his people. With the assistance of the archaeologist the souls break free from their captivity in the orb and bring havoc to the station.
Cast
- Jerry Doyle as Michael Garibaldi
- Tracy Scoggins as Capt. Elizabeth Lochley
- Jeff Conaway as Security Chief Zack Allan
- Richard Biggs as Stephen Franklin
- Ian McShane as Dr. Robert Bryson
- Martin Sheen as Soul Hunter
- Joshua Cox as Lt. David Corwin
- Stuart Pankin as James Riley
- Joel Brooks as Jacob Mayhew
- Jeff Doucette as 2nd Man
- Jeff Silverman as Mr. Clute
- Wayne Alexander as Soul One
- Bob Amaral as Customer
- Beege Barkette as Woman (as Beece Barkett)
- T.J. Hoban as Male Hologram
- Ray Proscia as Klaus
- Nikki Ziering as Female Hologram
- Jean St. James as Sheila
External links
- Babylon 5: The River of Souls at the Internet Movie Database
- Babylon 5: The River Of Souls at AllMovie
- Babylon 5: The River Of Souls at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5
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