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Star Trek: The Motion Picture  

S T O R Y
James T. Kirk has become a regular desk officer as admiral. But he finds a way of returning as a captain on the USS Enterprise NCC-1701, when an undentified object has a direct course toward Earth. On the space ship a wait the old crew members, and the captain on the Enterprise has to deal with a temporary degradation in rank as a first officer. With warpspeed they journey to stop the invaders way to Earth!

 

F A C T S

 

Title:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Created by:

Gene Roddenberry

Genre:

Science Fiction

Country:

USA

US Release Date:

7 December 1979

Production Year:

1979

Running Time:

124 minutes

Format:

2.35:1 (16:9)

Soundtrack:

Stereo

Produced by:

Paramount Pictures

Comment:

The movie are continuering the TV series Star Trek and take place 2½ years later.

C A S T

William Shatner:

admiral James Tiberius Kirk

Leonard Nimoy:

captain Spock

DeForest Kelley:

chief medical officer Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

James Doohan:

chief engineer Montgomery Scott

George Takei:

helmsman Hikaru Sulu

Walter Koenig:

weapons officer Pavel Andreievich Chekov

Nichelle Nichols:

communications officer Nyota Uhura

Persis Khambatta:

lieutenant Ilia

Stephen Collins:

captain Decker

Majel Barrett:

doctor Christine Chapel

Mark Lenard:

klingon captain

Grace Lee Whitney:

second officer Janice Rand

 

Directed by:

Robert Wise

 

QUOTATION
McCoy: "Spock! This »child« is about to wipe out every living thing on Earth. Now, what do you suggest we do? Spank it?!"

 

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