- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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4 out of 5
The Star Trek movie series goes supernova with this outstanding episode directed by Nicholas Meyer, who also gave the first sequel, The Wrath of Khan, massive hit-and-myth credibility. Mirroring world news events of the time (the Soviet Union's dissolution), Meyer crafts a near perfect blend of humanistic messages, affectionate lampooning, epic visuals and fairy-tale imagination as the classic Enterprise crew encounters treachery during prospective peace negotiations with the Klingons. Clever Shakespearean touches also heighten the drama.
Plot Summary
Science-fiction adventure starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley. The original crew of the Enterprise is given one final mission, to oversee the integration of the Klingons, who claim they want peace, into the intergalactic Federation. Initial hostility between the old adversaries is worsened by attacks against the Klingons from an unknown enemy within the Enterprise, and Kirk finds himself on the Klingons' home world, standing trial for murder.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Captain James T Kirk
- William Shatner
- Spock
- Leonard Nimoy
- Dr Leonard "Bones" McCoy
- DeForest Kelley
- Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
- James Doohan
- Pavel Chekov
- Walter Koenig
- Lieutenant Uhura
- Nichelle Nichols
- Captain Hikaru Sulu
- George Takei
- Lieutenant Valeris
- Kim Cattrall
- Sarek
- Mark Lenard
- General Chang
- Christopher Plummer
- Martia
- Iman
- "Excelsior" communications officer
- Grace Lee Whitney
- Admiral Cartwright
- Brock Peters
- Chief in Command
- Leon Russom
- Federation President
- Kurtwood Smith
- Chancellor Gorkon
- David Warner
- Azetbur
- Rosana De Soto
- "Excelsior" crewman
- Christian Slater
- Klingon ambassador
- John Schuck
- Klingon defense attorney
- Michael Dorn
- Klingon commander
- Morgan Sheppard
Crew
- Director
- Nicholas Meyer
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