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Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Michael O'Hare, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs ... see more see more... , Andreas Katsulas , Peter Jurasik , Theodore Bikel , Reiner Schöne , Robin Atkin Downes , J. Patrick McCormack , Tricia O'Neil , Robin Sachs , Ardwight Chamberlain , James Patrick Stuart , Jason Azikiwe , Yasemin Baytok , Kristin Birch , Justice Carroll , Jacob Chase , Tim Colceri , Timothy Davis-Reed , Pancho Demmings , Steven Ford , Mio R. Jakula , Nick Jameson , Mike A. Kennedy , Erica Mer , Mark Rafael Truitt

The long-awaited "backstory" for the popular syndicated science-fiction saga Babylon 5 was provided some five years after the series premiered, courtesy of the two-hour movie special Babylon Five: In ... read more read more...the Beginning. Set in the year 2278, the film takes a backward glance at the Earth-Minbari war, as seen through the eyes of Londo Mollari (Peter Jurasik), now the emperor of Centauri. Detailed for the first time are the tragic beginnings of the war, the involvement of the Minbari Delenn (Mira Furlan), and the death of Dukaht (Raynor Scheine). In addition to featuring most of the series' current regulars, the film also brings back such early defectors as Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Sinclair (Michael O'Hare) and Ambassador Kosh (Ardwright Chamberlain). As a bonus, Claudia Christian appears unbilled in her familiar role of Lt. Cmdr. Susan Ivanova, here depicted as an 18-year-old civilian. The film was written by series producer J. Michael Straczynski, and later novelized by Peter David. First telecast on January 4, 1978, Babylon 5: In the Beginning launched the two-year association between Babylon 5 and the TNT cable network. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Directed by: Michael Vejar

Release Date: January 4, 1998

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DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004

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  • lcroya
    March 25, 2011
    lcroya
    for sci-fi well done ..not a big Boxleitner fan ..but i believe this was some of his best work..worth the watch if your a sci-fi fan
  • elfqueenmelian
    October 1, 2007
    elfqueenmelian
    The best of all the Babylon 5 movies... it's perfect in every way--riveting, poignant, and a great future-setting "prequel" to Babylon 5 that's well-told by one of my favorite tragic Babylon 5 characters himself.
  • michaeltoddbackus
    June 26, 2007
    michaeltoddbackus
    This is a well done (in same production level as series) movie that Babylon 5 fans will really enjoy.
  • jeffman52001
    February 28, 2007
    jeffman52001
    I thank the lord for "Babylon 5", a great science fiction TV series. This is one of the great "Babylon 5" TV movies. The story reveals a lot about the creation of the Babylon stations and more history on the characters, too. a great story.

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January 1, 2000
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