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'''''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.
  
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'''''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.
   
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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]].
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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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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]].
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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 {{y|2010}} Las Vegas [[Creation Entertainment|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 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.
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==Production credits==
  
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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.
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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 [[David Zappone]]'s [[455 Films]] and Le Big Boss Productions (Canada) in association with Epix, Ballinran Productions, and Shatner's own company, Melis Productions.
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The music was composed by Andy Milne, who commented: "''For many years, I had been performing with the actor Avery Brooks, who's also a singer and pianist. And when William Shatner was making this documentary that he made that I scored for him &ndash; it was called 'The Captains' &ndash; he was doing interviews with all the actors that succeeded him in captain roles in all the ''Star Trek'' franchises. And his interview with Avery was very much built around music, it was very improvisational, the two of them sitting at a piano, talking, singing, joking, thinking about similar experiences. And so as a result of that exchange and relationship, I guess Shatner had a conversation with Avery about the music, and Avery just said, 'I've got your guy.'''" {{el|therecord.com/whatson-story/7145373-jazz-room-dapp-theory-hybridizes-music-genres}}
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==DVD releases==
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[[File:The Captains Canadian DVD back cover.jpg|thumb|<center>Canadian back cover</center>]]
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The region-free [[DVD]] release was licensed to Toronto, Canada-based {{w|Entertainment One}} (credited as "eonefilms.com on DVD back covers) and contained besides the documentary proper, two additional [[special feature]]s, "The Making of The Captains" (11:01) and the DVD trailer (1:01).
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Though predominantly a Canadian production, and despite the fact that Region 1 releases are habitually issued simultaneously in the US and Canada, this time around a Canadian DVD issue lagged the US issue by three years for unknown reason.
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In 2016, five years after the original US Region 1 DVD release, a Germany-only Region 2 version followed suit under the title '''''William Shatner's The Captains'''''. Produced by [[New KSM]] it was intended as the DVD version for the [[The Captains (Blu-ray)|Blu-ray counterpart]] variant of the documentary, the [[remaster]]ing of which into that format just completed by the company that year. In 2020, [[Shout! Factory]] released the (region locked) [[Blu-ray Disc]] in North America as well, but in this case as a [[The Captains Collection: Explorations by William Shatner (Blu-ray)|box set exclusive]] only, and not as an individual standalone retail release.
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==''The Captains Close Up''==
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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==
  
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* ''[[The Captains of The Final Frontier]]'' - a 2010 A&E Biography Channel documentary
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* ''[[The Captains of The Final Frontier]]'' &ndash; a 2010 A&E Biography Channel documentary
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* ''[[Star Trek: The Captains' Summit]]'' - a 2009 [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] documentary
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* ''[[Star Trek: The Captains' Summit]]'' &ndash; a 2009 [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] documentary
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* [[Star Trek documentaries|''Star Trek'' documentaries]] &ndash; a list of ''Star Trek'' documentaries
   
 
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 24 February 2024

Real world article
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The Captains DVD cover

Region 1 cover

Region 1 cover
DVD release
No. of discs: 1
Run time: 96 minutes
Director: William Shatner
Region free release date: 18 October 2011
4 March 2014 (Canada)
Region 2 release date: 18 July 2016 (Germany)
Rating(s): Not Rated CHVRS - General Audience
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles: English SDH, German
Dubbed: German, French (both Dolby Digital 2.0)
Reference: ASIN B005DEUEV8
ASIN B00BN73010 (Region 1, Canada)
ASIN B01C5KRHQC (Region 2, Germany)
Year: 2011, 2014, 2016
The Captains German Region 2 DVD cover

Region 2 cover

Region 2 cover
Digital
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No. of files: 1
Release date: 18 October 2011
Reference: ASIN B0084EHO8U
The Captains poster The Captains poster B The Captains poster A
Promotional posters for The Captains documentary

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 David Zappone's 455 Films and Le Big Boss Productions (Canada) in association with Epix, Ballinran Productions, and Shatner's own company, Melis Productions.

The music was composed by Andy Milne, who commented: "For many years, I had been performing with the actor Avery Brooks, who's also a singer and pianist. And when William Shatner was making this documentary that he made that I scored for him – it was called 'The Captains' – he was doing interviews with all the actors that succeeded him in captain roles in all the Star Trek franchises. And his interview with Avery was very much built around music, it was very improvisational, the two of them sitting at a piano, talking, singing, joking, thinking about similar experiences. And so as a result of that exchange and relationship, I guess Shatner had a conversation with Avery about the music, and Avery just said, 'I've got your guy.'" [1]

DVD releases

The Captains Canadian DVD back cover

Canadian back cover

The region-free DVD release was licensed to Toronto, Canada-based Entertainment One (credited as "eonefilms.com on DVD back covers) and contained besides the documentary proper, two additional special features, "The Making of The Captains" (11:01) and the DVD trailer (1:01).

Though predominantly a Canadian production, and despite the fact that Region 1 releases are habitually issued simultaneously in the US and Canada, this time around a Canadian DVD issue lagged the US issue by three years for unknown reason.

In 2016, five years after the original US Region 1 DVD release, a Germany-only Region 2 version followed suit under the title William Shatner's The Captains. Produced by New KSM it was intended as the DVD version for the Blu-ray counterpart variant of the documentary, the remastering of which into that format just completed by the company that year. In 2020, Shout! Factory released the (region locked) Blu-ray Disc in North America as well, but in this case as a box set exclusive only, and not as an individual standalone retail release.

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

External links

Previous Region 1 release:
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country/Star Trek: First Contact 		Star Trek documentaries and specials
DVD 		Next Region 1 release:
The Captains of The Final Frontier
Previous Region 2 release:
Star Trek: Enterprise - The Full Journey
Previous series release:
How William Shatner Changed the World 		Next Region 2 release:
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime re-release
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