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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and William Shatner in costume stand with writer Gene Roddenberry and director Robert Wise, who is seated and pointing beside a film camera on the Star Trek: The Motion Picture set.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and William Shatner in costume stand with writer Gene Roddenberry and director Robert Wise, who is seated and pointing beside a film camera on the Star Trek: The Motion Picture set.
Gene Roddenberry, Robert Wise, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and William Shatner Gene Roddenberry (top centre) with director Robert Wise (seated) and actors (from left to right) Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and William Shatner during the filming of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).

Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a 1979 American science-fiction film directed by Robert Wise. It is the first theatrical film in the Star Trek franchise, which began as a television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The film follows the crew of the starship USS Enterprise on a mission to investigate a massive, mysterious alien entity on a collision course with Earth. The Enterprise crew, including Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Dr. McCoy, must confront the unknown and their own humanity as they attempt to understand and communicate with the entity. The film explores themes of exploration, discovery, and the nature of consciousness.12

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