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The Captains of The Final Frontier

The Captains of The Final Frontier

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The Captains of The Final Frontier is a ninety-minute Star Trek documentary which was produced for broadcast on A&E Television and The Biography Channel. It first aired on 3 November 2010 in the United States. The fictional captains of the Star Trek television and film franchise are profiled and contrasted through the use of Star Trek clips, archival stills, statistical analysis, and humorous digital illustrations. This "biography special" focused on the fictitious characters and their "histories", not on the actors who portrayed them.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

03 November 2010

Country

Cast

Vaughn Armstrong

Vaughn Armstrong

Self

Denise Crosby

Denise Crosby

Self

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Self

Dominic Keating

Dominic Keating

Self

Anthony Montgomery

Anthony Montgomery

Self

Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew

Self

Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo

Self

Nana Visitor

Nana Visitor

Self

Tim Russ

Tim Russ

Self

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