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"This is the final cruise of the Starship Enterprise under my command. This ship and her history will shortly become the care of another crew. To them and their posterity will we commit our future. They will continue the voyages we have begun, and journey to all the undiscovered countries, boldly going where no man... where no one has gone before."
Captain James T. Kirk
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country
Credits
Title: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Writers: Leonard Nimoy; Lawrence Konner; Mark Rosenthal; Nicholas Meyer; Denny Martin Flinn
Producers: Leonard Nimoy; Steven-Charles Jaffe; Ralph Winter
Composer: Cliff Eidelman
Cinematography: Hiro Narita
Editors: William Hoy; Ronald Roose
Production
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Released: December 6th, 1991
Rating: PG
Running time: 113 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Budget: $30,000,000 [1]
Gross: $94,000,000 [2]
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is an American science fiction/adventure film and the sixth installment in the Star Trek franchise. It was directed by Nicholas Meyer and written by the collective team of Leonard Nimoy, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Denny Martin Finn and Nicholas Meyer. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on December 6th, 1991. It is the final film in the series to feature the full cast from the 1960s Star Trek television series. The movie stars William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Captain Spock, DeForest Kelley as Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy, James Doohan as Captain Montgomery Scott, Walter Koenig as Commander Pavel Chekov, Nichelle Nichols as Commander Nyota Uhura and George Takei as Captain Hikaru Sulu. Other cast members include Christopher Plummer as the antagonist General Chang, Kim Cattrall as the Vulcan lieutenant Valeris, Brock Peters as Admiral Cartwright, David Warner as Chancellor Gorkon and Rosana DeSoto as Azetbur.

Plot[]

Cast[]

Actor Role
William Shatner Captain James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy Captain Spock
DeForest Kelley Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy
James Doohan Captain Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Walter Koenig Commander Pavel Chekov
Nichelle Nichols Commander Nyota Uhura
George Takei Captain Hikaru Sulu
Kim Cattrall Lieutenant Valeris
Mark Lenard Ambassador Sarek
Grace Lee Whitney Commander Janice Rand
Brock Peters Admiral Lance Cartwright
Leon Russom Starfleet Commander-in-Chief
Kurtwood Smith Federation President
Christopher Plummer General Chang
Rosana DeSoto Azetbur
David Warner Chancellor Gorkon
John Schuck Klingon ambassador
Michael Dorn Klingon defence attorney
Paul Rossilli Brigadier General Kerla
Robert Easton Klingon judge
Clifford Shegog Klingon officer
W. Morgan Sheppard Klingon commander
Brett Porter General Stex
Jeremy Roberts Lieutenant Dimitri Valtane
Michael Bofshever USS Excelsior engineer
Angelo Tiffe USS Excelsior navigator
Boris Lee Krutonog Helmsman Lojur
Christian Slater USS Excelsior communications officer
Iman Martia
Tom Morga The Brute
Todd Bryant Klingon translator
John Bloom Behemoth alien
Jim Boeke Klingon general #1
Carlos Cestero Munitions man
Edward Clements Young crewman
Katie Jane Johnston Martia (as a child)
Douglas Engalla Prisoner at Rura Penthe
Matthias Hues Klingon general #2
Darryl Henriques Ambassador Nanclus
David Orange Sleepy Klingon
Judy Levitt Military aide
Shakti ADC
Michael Snyder Crewman Dax
Rene Auberjonois Colonel West
John Beck Waiter
Barron Christian Klingon assistant to Commandant
Douglas Dunning Klingon
Trent Christopher Ganino Klingon judge #2
James Mapes Zelonite
Alan Marcus Man who killed Klingon
Douglas Price Khitomer flag bearer
Eric A. Stillwell Courtroom Klingon
J.D. Walters Klingon

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • The tagline for this film is "The battle for peace has begun."
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was produced on a budget of $30,000,000 and grossed $94,000,000 worldwide.
  • Nicholas Meyer also directed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  • Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry passed away on October 24th, 1991, little more than a month before the US theatrical release of the film. He did however get to see the completed film.
  • This film marks the final appearance together of the original series' cast. It also marks the last appearance to date of Nichelle Nichols as Uhura and the final appearance of DeForest Kelley as Doctor McCoy prior to his death in 1999.
  • Spock makes a reference to former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon with the line, "Only Nixon could go to China". This was a reference to Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China where he met with Chairman Mao Zedong, making him the first U.S. President to ever travel to the PRC.

See also[]

Media

The World of Star Trek

Star Trek miscellaneous

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