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07/12/1979 Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery 2h 11m
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The human adventure is just beginning.

Overview

When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.

  1. Robert Wise

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. William Shatner

    Admiral James T. Kirk

  2. Leonard Nimoy

    Mr. Spock

  3. DeForest Kelley

    Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy

  4. James Doohan

    Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

  5. George Takei

    Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu

  6. Walter Koenig

    Lt. Pavel Chekov

  7. Nichelle Nichols

    Lt. Cmdr. Uhura

  8. Stephen Collins

    Captain William Decker

  9. Persis Khambatta

    Lt. Ilia / The Probe

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-05
To be fair, this film does pick up quite plausibly from the television series. The characterisations are roughly the same, if somewhat older - and that does help give it some cohesion; but the opening scene goes on interminably. The premiss is stretched to breaking point and riddled with metaphors and pseudo-philosophical clichés; and there is precious little action. Persis Khambatta who plays "Ilia" - the conduit between the all powerful alien power and our gang of intrepid adventurers - is almost robotic and sterile; as is the general plot of the film. It seems lost between an adventure fil...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$44,000,000.00

Revenue
$139,346,243.00

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