The story begins in 1928 with the discovery of a massive, ancient metallic ring in Giza, Egypt. In the modern day, linguist and Egyptologist (James Spader) is recruited by the U.S. Air Force to translate the hieroglyphs on the artifact's coverstones.
Released in 1994, Stargate is a science fiction action-adventure film directed by Roland Emmerich and co-written by Dean Devlin. It serves as the foundation for a massive media franchise, including the long-running television series Stargate SG-1 .
: Jackson realizes the symbols are not words but constellations, forming a set of spatial coordinates.
: A military team led by Colonel Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell) travels through the gate to the desert planet Abydos.
: On Abydos, they encounter a primitive human civilization enslaved by Ra (Jaye Davidson), a powerful alien masquerading as the Egyptian sun god. The team must help the locals rebel against Ra's tyranny and find the correct coordinate symbols to return home to Earth. Main Cast & Characters
The story begins in 1928 with the discovery of a massive, ancient metallic ring in Giza, Egypt. In the modern day, linguist and Egyptologist (James Spader) is recruited by the U.S. Air Force to translate the hieroglyphs on the artifact's coverstones.
Released in 1994, Stargate is a science fiction action-adventure film directed by Roland Emmerich and co-written by Dean Devlin. It serves as the foundation for a massive media franchise, including the long-running television series Stargate SG-1 .
: Jackson realizes the symbols are not words but constellations, forming a set of spatial coordinates.
: A military team led by Colonel Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell) travels through the gate to the desert planet Abydos.
: On Abydos, they encounter a primitive human civilization enslaved by Ra (Jaye Davidson), a powerful alien masquerading as the Egyptian sun god. The team must help the locals rebel against Ra's tyranny and find the correct coordinate symbols to return home to Earth. Main Cast & Characters