50 Years of Star Trek
50 Years of Star Trek
50 Years of Star Trek
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2016
1h 26m
6.4(23 votes)
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Overview

Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in September of 1966. This 2-hour documentary celebrates the 50th anniversary through interviews with cast and crew members from every television series and the original films.

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Cast & Crew

50 members
Acting

Michael McKean

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Michael McKean
Acting

Leonard Nimoy

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Leonard Nimoy
Acting

Nichelle Nichols

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Nichelle Nichols
Acting

Jeri Ryan

Self

Jeri Ryan
Acting

Kevin Pollak

Self

Kevin Pollak
Writing

Gene Roddenberry

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Gene Roddenberry
Acting

Mary Black

Self

Mary Black
Writing

Ronald D. Moore

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Ronald D. Moore
Acting

Jared Padalecki

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Jared Padalecki
Acting

John Barrowman

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John Barrowman
Acting

Matt Mira

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Matt Mira
Acting

John Putman, Ph.D.

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Acting

Doug Drexler

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Writing

John D.F. Black

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Production

Mark A. Altman

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Peter Gould

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Peter Gould
Acting

Scott Mantz

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Simon Pegg

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Simon Pegg
Acting

Walter Koenig

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Walter Koenig
Acting

Whoopi Goldberg

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Whoopi Goldberg
Acting

Michael Dorn

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Michael Dorn
Writing

Michael Sussman

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Michael Sussman
Writing

Nicholas Meyer

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Nicholas Meyer
Acting

Ike Eisenmann

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Ike Eisenmann
Acting

Christopher Lloyd

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Christopher Lloyd
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Jonathan Frakes

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Jonathan Frakes
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Gates McFadden

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Gates McFadden
Acting

John de Lancie

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John de Lancie
Production

Brannon Braga

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Brannon Braga
Acting

James Cromwell

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James Cromwell
Acting

Chase Masterson

Self

Chase Masterson
Acting

Armin Shimerman

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Armin Shimerman
Acting

Tim Russ

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Tim Russ
Acting

Ethan Phillips

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Ethan Phillips
Acting

Sarah Silverman

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Sarah Silverman
Acting

Robert Beltran

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Robert Beltran
Directing

Roxann Dawson

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Roxann Dawson
Acting

Anthony Montgomery

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Anthony Montgomery
Acting

John Billingsley

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John Billingsley
Acting

Dominic Keating

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Dominic Keating
Acting

Patrick Fabian

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Patrick Fabian
Writing

André Bormanis

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André Bormanis
Writing

Naren Shankar

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Naren Shankar
Acting

Olivia Munn

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Olivia Munn
Acting

Bruce Campbell

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Bruce Campbell
Directing

J.J. Abrams

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J.J. Abrams
Directing

Justin Lin

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Justin Lin
Acting

Karl Urban

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Karl Urban
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D.C. Fontana

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Marc Cushman

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Marc Cushman

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