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The Captains is a Canadian Star Trek documentary which was written, co-produced, and directed by William Shatner. Its premiere screening was held on 25 July 2011 in New York and Los Angeles.

Shatner traveled to Canada, the UK, and the US to interview each of the actors who had helmed their own incarnation of the Star Trek franchise as its central Starfleet captain. While recounting many of his own Star Trek experiences, Shatner interviewed:

Clips from their respective episodes and/or films were interwoven throughout the interviews and combined with other archival footage and stills. Shatner also interacted with fans and fellow Star Trek actors at the 2010 Las Vegas Creation convention.

The Captains included a humorous feature interview with Christopher Plummer on-stage at the Festival Theatre in Stratford, Ontario. It was also notable for its footage of a "Kirk vs Kirk" arm-wrestling match between Shatner and Pine on the sidewalk adjacent to Paramount Studios.

The 97-minute documentary also featured appearances by:

Production credits

William Shatner, J. Craig Thompson, and David Zappone acted as the film's executive producers and Kevin Layne as creative consultant. It was produced by Le Big Boss Productions in association with Epix, Ballinran Productions, 455 Films, and Melis Productions.

The Captains Close Up

In 2013, the documentary was repackaged as The Captains Close Up, using previously unused footage from the original documentary, focusing on each captain in their own segment.

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+[[File:The Captains poster.jpg|thumb|Promotional poster for ''The Captains'' documentary]]
+'''''The Captains''''' is a Canadian ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[Star Trek documentaries and specials|documentary]] which was written, co-produced, and directed by [[William Shatner]]. Its premiere screening was held on {{d|25|July|2011}} in New York and Los Angeles.
+Shatner traveled to Canada, the UK, and the US to interview each of the actors who had helmed their own incarnation of the ''Star Trek'' franchise as its central [[Starfleet]] [[captain]]. While recounting many of his own ''Star Trek'' experiences, Shatner interviewed:
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+*[[Patrick Stewart]]
+*[[Avery Brooks]]
+*[[Kate Mulgrew]]
+*[[Scott Bakula]]
+*[[Chris Pine]]
+Clips from their respective episodes and/or films were interwoven throughout the interviews and combined with other archival footage and stills. Shatner also interacted with fans and fellow ''Star Trek'' actors at the [[2010]] Las Vegas [[Creation Entertainment|Creation]] [[convention]].
-[[Category:Documentaries]]
+''The Captains'' included a humorous feature interview with [[Christopher Plummer]] on-stage at the Festival Theatre in Stratford, Ontario. It was also notable for its footage of a "Kirk vs Kirk" arm-wrestling match between Shatner and Pine on the sidewalk adjacent to Paramount Studios.
+The 97-minute documentary also featured appearances by:
+*[[Rene Auberjonois]]
+*[[Jeri Ryan]]
+*[[John de Lancie]]
+*[[Jonathan Frakes]]
+*[[Sally Kellerman]]
+*[[Walter Koenig]]
+*[[Robert Picardo]]
+*[[Connor Trinneer]]
+*[[Nana Visitor]]
+*[[Grace Lee Whitney]]
+==Production credits==
+William Shatner, J. Craig Thompson, and David Zappone acted as the film's executive producers and Kevin Layne as creative consultant. It was produced by Le Big Boss Productions in association with Epix, Ballinran Productions, 455 Films, and Melis Productions.
+==''The Captains Close Up''==
+In 2013, the documentary was repackaged as ''[[The Captains Close Up]]'', using previously unused footage from the original documentary, focusing on each captain in their own segment.
+==See also==
+* ''[[The Captains of The Final Frontier]]'' - a 2010 A&E Biography Channel documentary
+* ''[[Star Trek: The Captains' Summit]]'' - a 2009 [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] documentary
+* [[Star Trek documentaries|''Star Trek'' documentaries]] - a list of ''Star Trek'' documentaries
+== External links ==
+* {{wikipedia-title|The Captains (film)|The Captains}}
+* {{IMDb-link|type=title|page=tt1946421}}
+* [http://www.epixhd.com/the-captains/ EpixHD official film site]
+[[Category:Documentaries|Captains]]

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DVD release
No. of discs:	1
Region 1 release date:	18 October 2011
Rating(s):	Not Rated
Reference:	ASIN B005DEUEV8

Digital release
No. of files:	1
Release date:	18 October 2011
Reference:	ASIN B0084EHO8U