The Captains is a 2011 feature documentary that follows actor William Shatner through interviews with the other actors who have portrayed the captains in the various installments of the Star Trek franchise. Shatner's subjects discuss their lives and careers before, during, and after their tenures with Star Trek, exploring 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.
William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk, The Original Series) interviews Sir Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard, The Next Generation), Avery Brooks (Benjamin Sisko, Deep Space Nine), Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn Janeway, Voyager), Scott Bakula (Jonathan Archer, Enterprise), and Chris Pine (James T. Kirk, the 2009 film). The Captains delves into each actor's life and career leading up to their film or television performances. The film devotes attention to Shatner's own acting roots, tracking his journey from his beginnings at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and CBC Radio and CBC Television, to headlining Broadway shows, and eventually getting his break in Hollywood at the helm of Gene
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