To Be Takei (2014)

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A star’s trek for life, liberty, and love.

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband, Brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.

• Released: 2014-08-22
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 79 votes

Directed by Jennifer M. Kroot.

Top cast

• George Takei as Self
• Brad Takei as Self
• Walter Koenig as Self
• William Shatner as Self
• Leonard Nimoy as Self
• Nichelle Nichols as Self
• Lea Salonga as Self
• Howard Stern as Self
• Tom Ammiano as Self
• John Cho as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch To Be Takei

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand; buy on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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