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title: 'Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Leonard Nimoy'
released: '1984-06-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
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review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088170/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

1984 · 103 min · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · United States

Part of: Star Trek

## Synopsis

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 American science fiction film, written and produced by Harve Bennett, directed by Leonard Nimoy, and based on the television series Star Trek. It is the third film in the Star Trek franchise and is the second part of a three-film story arc that begins with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and concludes with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). After the death of Spock (Nimoy), the crew of the USS Enterprise return to Earth. When James T. Kirk learns that Spock's spirit, or katra, is held in the mind of Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Kirk and company steal the decommissioned USS Enterprise to return Spock's body to his homeworld. The crew must also contend with hostile Klingons, led by Kruge, who are bent on stealing the secrets of the powerful terraforming device, Genesis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Leonard Nimoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-nimoy)
- **Screenplay:** [Leonard Nimoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-nimoy), [Harve Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/harve-bennett)
- **Producer:** [Harve Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/harve-bennett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Correll](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-correll)
- **Editor:** [Robert F. Shugrue](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-f-shugrue)

## Cast

- [James Doohan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-doohan) as Montgomery Scott
- [Robin Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-curtis) as Saavik
- [Judith Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-anderson)
- [George Takei](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-takei) as Hikaru Sulu
- [Christopher Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lloyd) as Kruge
- [Robert Hooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hooks)
- [DeForest Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/deforest-kelley) as Leonard McCoy
- [Phil Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-morris)
- [Scott McGinnis](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-mcginnis)
- [Nichelle Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/nichelle-nichols) as Nyota Uhura
- [James Sikking](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-sikking)
- [Leonard Nimoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-nimoy) as Spock
- [Mark Lenard](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lenard) as Sarek
- [Merritt Butrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/merritt-butrick)
- [Walter Koenig](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-koenig) as Pavel Chekov

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Official site: http://www.startrek.com/page/star-trek-iii-the-search-for-spock
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/star-trek-iii-the-search-for-spock-1984
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