Star Trek: The Motion Picture

1979 film directed by Robert Wise
Movie film Q107940
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Summary

Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: The Motion Picture — director (P57): Robert Wise[3]
  • Screenwriter: The Motion Picture — screenwriter (P58): Harold Livingston[4], The Motion Picture — screenwriter (P58): Alan Dean Foster[5], The Motion Picture — screenwriter (P58): Gene Roddenberry[6]
  • Composer: The Motion Picture — composer (P86): Jerry Goldsmith[7]
  • Genre: The Motion Picture — genre (P136): science fiction film[8], The Motion Picture — genre (P136): adventure film[9]
  • Based on: The Motion Picture — based on (P144): In Thy Image[10]
  • Follows: The Motion Picture — follows (P155): A Flag Full of Stars[11]
  • Followed by: The Motion Picture — followed by (P156): Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan[12]
  • Cast member: The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): DeForest Kelley[13], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): James Doohan[14], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): Nichelle Nichols[15], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): George Takei[16], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): Persis Khambatta[17], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): Stephen Collins[18], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): William Shatner[19], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): Leonard Nimoy[20], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): Majel Barrett[21], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): Grace Lee Whitney[22], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): Mark Lenard[23], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): Roger Aaron Brown[24], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): Walter Koenig[25], The Motion Picture — cast member (P161): Franklyn Seales[26]
  • Producer: The Motion Picture — producer (P162): Gene Roddenberry[27]
  • Part of the series: The Motion Picture — part of the series (P179): Star Trek[28]
  • Production company: The Motion Picture — production company (P272): Paramount Pictures[29]
  • Director of photography: The Motion Picture — director of photography (P344): Richard H. Kline[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: The Motion Picture — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[31]
  • Commons category: Star Trek: The Motion Picture[32]
  • Distribution format: The Motion Picture — distribution format (P437): video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 5.8/10[34], 6.8/10[35], 50/100[36], 51%[37]
  • Color: The Motion Picture — color (P462): color[38]
  • Country of origin: The Motion Picture — country of origin (P495): United States[39]
  • Publication date: December 7, 1979[40], April 2, 1980[41], March 27, 1980[42], December 6, 1979[43], 1979[44]
  • Characters: The Motion Picture — characters (P674): Ilia[45], The Motion Picture — characters (P674): James T. Kirk[46], The Motion Picture — characters (P674): Spock[47], The Motion Picture — characters (P674): Leonard McCoy[48], The Motion Picture — characters (P674): Montgomery Scott[49], The Motion Picture — characters (P674): Hikaru Sulu[50], The Motion Picture — characters (P674): Christine Chapel[51], The Motion Picture — characters (P674): Pavel Chekov[52], The Motion Picture — characters (P674): Nyota Uhura[53]
  • Distributed by: The Motion Picture — distributed by (P750): Paramount Pictures[54], The Motion Picture — distributed by (P750): Netflix[55], The Motion Picture — distributed by (P750): Xfinity Streampix[56]
  • Narrative location: The Motion Picture — narrative location (P840): Earth[57], The Motion Picture — narrative location (P840): Epsilon IX Relay Station[58]
  • Official website: https://www.startrek.com/en-un/movies/star-trek-i-the-motion-picture[59]
  • Filming location: The Motion Picture — filming location (P915): Paramount Stage 9[60], The Motion Picture — filming location (P915): Paramount Stage 8[61], The Motion Picture — filming location (P915): Paramount Stage 17[62], The Motion Picture — filming location (P915): Paramount Stage 15[63], The Motion Picture — filming location (P915): Paramount Stage 6[64]

Why It Matters

Star Trek: The Motion Picture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Numberguy6 · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', '
    Sitelink count → 52
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tv tropes id: Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture"
  2. 17d ago · ערן · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Followed by: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/562cc608e4c7|details]])"
  3. 5w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → A Flag Full of Stars
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 127241, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture`"
  4. 8w ago · Jerimee · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → film
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: Star Trek film"
  5. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 16003
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 19583, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  6. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0003855
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14567: SID0003855, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783189962265"
  7. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 1371
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  8. 18w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ST'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Swedish film database id: 7930"
  9. 18w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Box office → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+144000000'}
    Film editor → Todd Ramsay
    Official website → https://www.startrek.com/en-un/movies/star-trek-i-the-motion
    Composer → Jerry Goldsmith
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Fernsehserien.de id: filme/star-trek-der-film"
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