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Who Mourns for Adonais?

  • Episode aired Sep 22, 1967
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.4K
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Star Trek (1966)
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  • Sci-Fi
A powerful being claiming to be the Greek god Apollo appears and demands that the crew of the Enterprise disembark onto his planet to worship him.A powerful being claiming to be the Greek god Apollo appears and demands that the crew of the Enterprise disembark onto his planet to worship him.A powerful being claiming to be the Greek god Apollo appears and demands that the crew of the Enterprise disembark onto his planet to worship him.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.4K
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  • Director
    • Marc Daniels
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Gilbert Ralston
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • DeForest Kelley
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  • Director
    • Marc Daniels
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Gilbert Ralston
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • DeForest Kelley
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    • 30User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Michael Forest and Leslie Parrish in Star Trek (1966)
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    Michael Forest and Leslie Parrish in Star Trek (1966)
    Walter Koenig, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek (1966)
    Walter Koenig, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, and Michael Forest in Star Trek (1966)
    Michael Forest and Leslie Parrish in Star Trek (1966)
    Walter Koenig, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Michael Forest, and Leslie Parrish in Star Trek (1966)
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    Leonard Nimoy and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek (1966)
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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Capt. Kirkas Capt. Kirk
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Mr. Spockas Mr. Spock
    DeForest Kelley
    DeForest Kelley
    • Dr. McCoyas Dr. McCoy
    Michael Forest
    Michael Forest
    • Apolloas Apollo
    Leslie Parrish
    Leslie Parrish
    • Lt. Carolyn Palamasas Lt. Carolyn Palamas
    James Doohan
    James Doohan
    • Scottas Scott
    George Takei
    George Takei
    • Suluas Sulu
    Nichelle Nichols
    Nichelle Nichols
    • Uhuraas Uhura
    Walter Koenig
    Walter Koenig
    • Chekovas Chekov
    John Winston
    • Lt. Kyleas Lt. Kyle
    Bill Blackburn
    • Lt. Hadleyas Lt. Hadley
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Holloway
    • Lt. Lemlias Lt. Lemli
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Paskey
    Eddie Paskey
    • Lt. Leslieas Lt. Leslie
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Marc Daniels
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Gilbert Ralston
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The title is taken from Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Line 415 reads "Who mourns for Adonais?". Shelley's Adonais is derived from Adonis, a male figure of Greek mythology associated with fertility. Also, "Adonais" would be the English plural the Hebrew Spoken Name of God (the Hebrew word adonai simply means lord), so it would mean "Who Mourns for the Gods?"
    • Goofs
      At minute 22, Spock refers to Apollo by name. Apollo told his name only to the landing party, and not the people left on the ship.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Dr. McCoy: I wish we hadn't had to do this.

      Capt. Kirk: So do I. They gave us so much - the Greek civilization, much of our culture and philosophy came from the worship of those beings. In a way, they began the Golden Age. Would it have hurt us, I wonder, just to have gathered a few laurel leaves?

    • Alternate versions
      Special Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song
    • Connections
      Featured in William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme
      Music credited to Alexander Courage

      Sung by Loulie Jean Norman

    User reviews30

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    5/10
    All Greek to Me...
    Captured and enslaved by Apollo, who insists he's the god they must follow, doesn't live up to the hype, a despicable type, with lightning bolts conjured up to throw.

    Who knew the Greek legends of yore were actually conniving and vain aliens?
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    • Feb 16, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Desilu Productions
      • Norway Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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