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 |
| Production | Michael Gruskoff | Producer |
| Editing | Aaron Stell | Editor |
| Camera | Charles F. Wheeler | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Deric Washburn | Screenplay |
| Art | Frank Lombardo | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Steven Bochco | Screenplay |
| Production | Marty Hornstein | Producer |
| Production | Douglas Trumbull | Producer |
| Writing | Michael Cimino | Screenplay |
| Sound | Joan Baez | Theme Song Performance |
| Crew | Marlin Jones | Special Effects |
| Crew | James Rugg | Special Effects |
| Crew | Richard O. Helmer | Special Effects |
| Crew | Vernon Archer | Special Effects |
| Crew | R.L. Helmer | Special Effects |
| Sound | John H. Newman | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dick Dawson | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Charles T. Knight | Sound |
| Sound | Peter Schickele | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Gerald Endler | Mechanical Designer |
