The Captains (2011)

Directed by

William Shatner

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 122 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

William Shatner interviews the actors who played starship captains in other Star Trek series. They talk about their personal lives and careers before and after taking on those roles.

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What happens

The Captains is a 2011 feature documentary that follows actor William Shatner through interviews with the other actors who have portrayed starship captains in five other incarnations of the Star Trek franchise. Shatner's subjects discuss their lives and careers before, during, and after their tenure with Star Trek. They explore the pressures, stigmas, and sacrifices that accompanied their roles and their larger careers. The film makes use of conversations, personal observations, interviews, and archival footage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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