Saga of a Star World

"Saga of a Star World"
Battlestar Galactica (1978) episodes
Theatrical poster
Episode nos.	Season 1 Episodes 1–3
Directed by	Richard A. Colla Alan Levi (uncredited)
Written by	Glen A. Larson
Original air dates	September 17, 1978 (edited theatrical version released in cinemas July 8, 1978 (Canada) & May 18, 1979 (United States))
Guest appearances
Lew Ayres as President Adar Wilfrid Hyde-White as Sire Anton Ray Milland as Sire Uri Jane Seymour as Serina Rick Springfield as Zac
Episode chronology
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"Saga of a Star World" (aka “Battlestar Galactica”) is the pilot for the American science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica which was produced in 1978 by Glen A. Larson. A re-edit of the episode was released theatrically as Battlestar Galactica in Canada before the television series aired in the United States, in order to help recoup its high production costs.^[1] Later, the standalone film edit was also released in the United States.