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Patterns of Force

21st episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Original Series
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40 properties
Instance of
Star Trek episode, television series episode[2]
Director
Vincent McEveety, Gene Roddenberry[3][4]
Genre
science fiction[7]
Language of work or name
English[21]
Publication date
February 16, 1968, July 25, 1999, February 16, 1968[28][29]
Follows
Return to Tomorrow[8]
Followed by
By Any Other Name[9]
Screenwriter
John Meredyth Lucas[5]
Part of the series
Star Trek: The Original Series[17]
Part of
Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered), Best of, Vol. 2[19]
Duration
+50, +1
Aspect ratio (W:H)
4:3
Cast member
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Bill Blackburn[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Characters
James T. Kirk, Spock, Leonard McCoy, Nyota Uhura, Montgomery Scott, Pavel Chekov[30][31][32][33][34][35]
Color
color[26]
Composer
George Duning[6]
Contributor to the creative work or subject
Melissa Berryann[43]
Copyright status
copyrighted
Country of origin
United States[27]
Described by source
Star Trek Fact Files, Complete Guide to Star Trek, Star Trek Concordance
Director of photography
Gerald Finnerman[18]
Distributed by
Netflix[42]
Distribution format
video on demand, VHS[22][23]
Entry in abbreviations table
PF
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Filming location
Paramount Stage 31, European Town, Paramount Stage 19[45][46][47]
First line
Passing outer planet, Zeon.
Main subject
World War II
Media franchise
Star Trek
Narrative location
Ekos[44]
Original broadcaster
NBC[25]
Original language of film or TV show
English[20]
P14773
EPMA0000000464
Production code
60352
Review score
4.0/10[24]
Season
Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2
Set in environment
fictional planet
Set in period
23rd century, Nazi Germany, 2260s
Takes place in fictional universe
Star Trek universe
Title
Patterns of Force, Schablonen der Gewalt, Образец власти, Patterns of Force
Voice actor
Gert Günther Hoffmann, Herbert Weicker, Randolf Kronberg, Manfred Petersen, Ilona Grandke, Elmar Wepper[36][37][38][39][40][41]
🏷️ Also known as
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Cast member 6
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig
Characters 6
Spock, James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Montgomery Scott, Nyota Uhura, Pavel Chekov
Voice actor 3
Elmar Wepper, Gert Günther Hoffmann, Ilona Grandke
Distribution format 2
VHS, video on demand
Set in period 2
Nazi Germany, 23rd century
Aspect ratio (W:H) 1
4:3
Belongs to 1
Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2
Composer 1
George Duning
Country of origin 1
United States
DataTrek identifier 1
Dijon
Director 1
Vincent McEveety
Director of photography 1
Gerald Finnerman
Distributed by 1
Netflix
Followed by 1
By Any Other Name
Followed by (predecessor) 1
By Any Other Name
Follows 1
Return to Tomorrow
Genre 1
science fiction
Language of work or name 1
English
Main subject 1
World War II
Media franchise 1
Star Trek
Original broadcaster 1
NBC
Original language of film or TV show 1
English
Part of the series 1
Star Trek: The Original Series
Preceded by (successor) 1
Return to Tomorrow
Screenwriter 1
John Meredyth Lucas
Season 1
Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2
Set in environment 1
fictional planet
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Summary

Patterns of Force is a Star Trek episode[1].

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Subject and Themes

Patterns of Force's main subject is World War II[48].

Related Entities

DeForest Kelley James Doohan Leonard Nimoy Nazi Germany Netflix Nichelle Nichols Star Trek: The Original Series United States Walter Koenig William Shatner

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