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"Star Trek" The Conscience of the King (1966)


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"Star Trek" (1966): Season 1: Episode 13 -- Kirk suspects Shakespearean actor Anton Karidian as a mass murderer

Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   381 votes
Director:
Gerd Oswald
Writers:
Barry Trivers (written by)
Gene Roddenberry (creator)
Contact:
View company contact information for The Conscience of the King on IMDbPro.
TV Series:
"Star Trek" (1966)
Original Air Date:
8 December 1966 (Season 1, Episode 13)
Genre:
Adventure | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
While Captain Kirk investigates whether an actor is actually a presumed dead mass murderer, a mysterious assailant is killing the people who could identify the fugitive. full summary | full synopsis
User Comments:
Kirk Faces Some Difficult Choices more

Cast

  (Episode Complete credited cast)

William Shatner ... Captain James T. Kirk

Leonard Nimoy ... Mr. Spock
Arnold Moss ... Karidian
Barbara Anderson ... Lenore

DeForest Kelley ... Dr. McCoy
Grace Lee Whitney ... Yeoman Rand

Nichelle Nichols ... Uhura
William Sargent ... Dr. Leighton
Natalie Norwick ... Martha Leighton
David Troy ... Larry Matson (as David-Troy)
Karl Bruck ... King Duncan
Marc Grady Adams ... Hamlet (as Marc Adams)
Bruce Hyde ... Kevin Riley
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Additional Details

Runtime:
50 min | Argentina:60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG (video rating)

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Trivia:
The title refers to Shakespeare's Hamlet Act II, Scene II; "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king". more
Goofs:
Plot holes: The plot involves the last few people who know what Kodos looked like being murdered one by one. Yet Kirk brings up a clear *photo* of Kodos to compare with Karidian's. more
Quotes:
Karidian: I am an actor. I play many parts.
Captain James T. Kirk: You're an actor now. What were you twenty years ago?
Karidian: Younger. Much younger.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Battlestar Galactica: Bastille Day (#1.3)" (2004) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Kirk Faces Some Difficult Choices, 4 February 2006
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Author: Hal-900 from WA, USA

In "The Conscience of the King", Captain Kirk is forced to confront old painful memories. Kirk's close friend Dr. Thomas Leighton (William Sargent) is sure that he has found Anton Karidian, the man responsible for a needless genocide that both men barely escaped. Kirk is left to determine if an old Shakespearean actor (Arnold Moss) is really the nefarious Karidian. This is not one of Star Trek's strongest episodes, but it is very interesting for two reasons: it allows us to see some of Kirk's weaknesses (overly-strong emotions) and some of his strengths (a stubborn desire to do the right thing). Kirk seems to think that the end result does not justify the means, but he does not believe justice operates in a vacuum either. In terms of exploring the Captain's personality, this episode is essential to understand our hero. Bill Shatner's excellent work stands out.

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