---
title: 'The Captains (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Shatner'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-captains-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1946421/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Captains (2011)

2011 · 97 min · Documentary · Canada


## Synopsis

The Captains is a 2011 feature documentary that follows actor William Shatner through interviews with the other actors who have portrayed starship captains in five other incarnations of the Star Trek franchise. Shatner's subjects discuss their lives and careers before, during, and after their tenure with Star Trek. They explore the pressures, stigmas, and sacrifices that accompanied their roles and their larger careers. The film makes use of conversations, personal observations, interviews, and archival footage.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Shatner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-shatner)
- **Screenplay:** [William Shatner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-shatner)
- **Producer:** [Kevin Layne](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-layne)

## Cast

- [Connor Trinneer](https://cinepixo.com/people/connor-trinneer)
- [Patrick Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-stewart)
- [Chase Masterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/chase-masterson)
- [Ira Steven Behr](https://cinepixo.com/people/ira-steven-behr)
- [Robert Picardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-picardo)
- [Kate Mulgrew](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-mulgrew)
- [John de Lancie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-de-lancie)
- [Grace Lee Whitney](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-lee-whitney)
- [René Auberjonois](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-auberjonois)
- [Avery Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/avery-brooks)
- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer)
- [Jonathan Frakes](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-frakes)
- [DeForest Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/deforest-kelley)
- [Sally Kellerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-kellerman)
- [Nana Visitor](https://cinepixo.com/people/nana-visitor)

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