Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
The battle for peace has begun.
Overview
After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may be their deadliest encounter.
Backdrop
What makes this movie Worth Watching
Set against the backdrop of the end of the long-standing Cold War between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country reflects the political climate of the early 1990s and the hope for peace and reconciliation after years of conflict.
- The movie offers a compelling and thought-provoking narrative that deals with themes of peace, diplomacy, and the consequences of war.
- The ensemble cast delivers powerful performances, particularly Christopher Plummer as General Chang and Ricardo Montalban reprising his iconic role as Khan Noonien Singh.
- Star Trek VI marks the end of the original series' five-movie saga and provides a satisfying conclusion to the story arcs established in previous films.
- The film's visual effects, particularly the Klingon homeworld Qo'noS, were groundbreaking for their time.
Fun Facts
- The Klingon bat'leth used by General Chang in the movie was a re-purposed prop from the television series 'Flash Gordon'.
- The famous line, 'The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few... or the one', is a modified version of a quote from John F. Kennedy's inaugural address.
- In an homage to The Original Series, a young female crew member named Valeris shares a name with the Vulcan character Spock's foster sister.
Available Languages
English
US
Title:
"The battle for peace has begun."
Deutsch
DE
Title: Star Trek VI - Das unentdeckte Land
"Der Kampf um den Frieden hat begonnen."
Italiano
IT
Title: Star Trek VI - Rotta verso l'ignoto
"La battaglia per la pace è cominciata."
Français
FR
Title: Star Trek VI : Terre inconnue
"La bataille pour la paix a commencé."
Español
ES
Title: Star Trek VI: Aquel país desconocido
"La batalla por la paz ha comenzado"
Pусский
RU
Title: Звёздный путь 6: Неоткрытая страна
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Reviews
Fresh from their flirtation with the Almighty, our crew of intrepid explorers are on the eve of hanging up their phasers when they are summoned to carry out one last mission. This time, it's just a courtesy job to escort the Klingon High Chancellor to a conference on Earth. They meet, have a nice state dinner and exchange some Shakespeare; next thing the Klingon has been assassinated and "Kirk" and "McCoy" have been fitted up for the crime and imprisoned on a cold penal colony that makes "Hoth" look like Barbados. Now we have a race to free them and get to the new venue of the peace meeting before the warmongering "General Chang" (Christopher Plummer, complete with a bolt-on eyepatch) and his Federation co-conspirators put the kibosh on the proceedings and they all die fighting. This is the last ensemble outing for the whole crew and it's a great bit of action adventure in the spirit of "Wrath of Khan" (1982). A fitting finale for their last voyage together.
I mean, there are better Star Trek movies, but this was 1991 and the Berlin Wall fell and the Klingons were the metaphor for the USSR (despite what the current everything is political writers of Picard say, despite their attempts to invert it) and spray cans destroyed to O-Zone layer...
... and so do moons.
So.... this fit PERFECTLY into 1991. PERFECTLY, and good science fiction is always a commentary on politics, culture, religion, something contemporary that needs to be poked at and examined.
And that is EXACTLY what VI does, and it does it to the letter. It examines the old cold warriors in a new time of peace.
Oscar Awards
Wins
Haven't Won A Oscar
Nominations
MAKEUP - 1991
Michael Mills, Edward French, Richard Snell
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING - 1991
George Watters II, F. Hudson Miller
Media
Trailer
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) Original Trailer [FHD]
Teaser
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) Teaser