The Captains (2011)

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The final frontier is only the beginning

The Captains is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed starship captains in the Star Trek franchise.

• Released: 2011-07-22
• Genres: Documentary, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 125 votes

Directed by William Shatner.

Top cast

• William Shatner as Self
• Patrick Stewart as Self
• Avery Brooks as Self
• Kate Mulgrew as Self
• Scott Bakula as Self
• Chris Pine as Self
• René Auberjonois as Self
• Jeri Ryan as Self
• John de Lancie as Self
• Jonathan Frakes as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Captains

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: watch free on Tubi TV

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