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title: 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nicholas Meyer'
released: '1982-06-04'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
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review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

1982 · 110 min · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller · United States

Original title: Star Trek II
Part of: Star Trek

## Synopsis

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Nicholas Meyer and based on the television series Star Trek. It is the second film in the Star Trek film series following Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), and is a sequel to the television episode "Space Seed" (1967). The plot features Admiral James T. Kirk and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise facing off against the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh. When Khan escapes from a 15-year exile to exact revenge on Kirk, the crew of the Enterprise must stop him from acquiring a powerful terraforming device named Genesis. The film is the beginning of a three-film story arc that continues with the film Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) and concludes with the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nicholas Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-meyer)
- **Screenplay:** [Nicholas Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-meyer), [Harve Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/harve-bennett), [Jack B. Sowards](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-b-sowards)
- **Producer:** [Harve Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/harve-bennett), [Robert Sallin](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-sallin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gayne Rescher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gayne-rescher)

## Cast

- [James Doohan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-doohan) as Montgomery Scott
- [Ike Eisenmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/ike-eisenmann)
- [Leonard Nimoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-nimoy) as Spock
- [Nichelle Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/nichelle-nichols) as Nyota Uhura
- [Walter Koenig](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-koenig) as Pavel Chekov
- [George Takei](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-takei) as Hikaru Sulu
- [Paul Winfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-winfield)
- [DeForest Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/deforest-kelley) as Leonard McCoy
- [John Winston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-winston)
- [Merritt Butrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/merritt-butrick)
- [Kirstie Alley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirstie-alley) as Saavik
- [William Shatner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-shatner) as James T. Kirk
- [Bibi Besch](https://cinepixo.com/people/bibi-besch) as Carol Marcus

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Official site: https://www.startrek.com/en-un/movies/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan-1982
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