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
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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.