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.
| Directing | Douglas Trumbull | Director |
| Writing | Deric Washburn | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael Cimino | Screenplay |
| Writing | Steven Bochco | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Gruskoff | Producer |
| Production | Marty Hornstein | Producer |
| Production | Douglas Trumbull | Producer |
| Camera | Charles F. Wheeler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Aaron Stell | Editor |
| Art | Frank Lombardo | Set Decoration |
| 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 |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dick Dawson | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | John H. Newman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Charles T. Knight | Sound |
| Directing | Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Peter Schickele | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Gerald Endler | Mechanical Designer |
