Freeman Lowell zorgt voor de planten in gigantische plantenkassen in de ruimte. Aangezien op de aarde de laatste bomen allang zijn verdwenen, verzorgt Lowell het groen met hart en ziel. Wanneer hij vanuit aarde het bevel krijgt om de kassen te vernietigen, weigert hij dit dan ook.
Nee, helaas is Silent Running nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Michael Cimino | Screenplay |
| Production | Marty Hornstein | Producer |
| Art | Frank Lombardo | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Aaron Stell | Editor |
| Writing | Deric Washburn | Screenplay |
| Production | Douglas Trumbull | Producer |
| Directing | Douglas Trumbull | Director |
| Camera | Charles F. Wheeler | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Steven Bochco | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Gruskoff | Producer |
| Directing | Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Charles T. Knight | Sound |
| Sound | John H. Newman | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dick Dawson | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Gerald Endler | Mechanical Designer |
| Sound | Joan Baez | Theme Song Performance |
| Crew | Richard O. Helmer | Special Effects |
| Crew | James Rugg | Special Effects |
| Crew | Marlin Jones | Special Effects |
| Crew | Vernon Archer | Special Effects |
| Crew | R.L. Helmer | Special Effects |
| Sound | Peter Schickele | Original Music Composer |
