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The Conscience of the King

13th episode of the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series
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The Conscience of the King

Summary

The Conscience of the King is a Star Trek episode[1]. It draws 1,308 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #73 of 536).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Conscience of the King's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • The Conscience of the King's instance of is recorded as television series episode[4].
  • The Conscience of the King was directed by Gerd Oswald[5].
  • Barry Trivers wrote the screenplay for The Conscience of the King[6].
  • The Conscience of the King's genre is science fiction[7].
  • The Conscience of the King followed The Menagerie[8].
  • The Conscience of the King was followed by Balance of Terror[9].
  • A cast member of The Conscience of the King was William Shatner[10].
  • A cast member of The Conscience of the King was Leonard Nimoy[11].
  • A cast member of The Conscience of the King was DeForest Kelley[12].
  • A cast member of The Conscience of the King was Nichelle Nichols[13].
  • A cast member of The Conscience of the King was Carey Foster[14].
  • A cast member of The Conscience of the King was Arnold Moss[15].
  • The Conscience of the King's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[16].
  • The Conscience of the King's director of photography is recorded as Gerald Finnerman[17].
  • The original language of The Conscience of the King was English[18].
  • The Conscience of the King was distributed by video on demand[19].
  • The Conscience of the King was distributed by VHS[20].
  • The Conscience of the King's review score is recorded as 6.3/10[21].
  • The Conscience of the King's review score is recorded as 7.1/10[22].
  • The Conscience of the King's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[23].
  • The Conscience of the King's color is recorded as color[24].
  • The Conscience of the King's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • The Conscience of the King's catalog code is recorded as CK[26].
  • The Conscience of the King was released on December 8, 1966[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Conscience of the King was directed by Gerd Oswald[5]. Barry Trivers wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include William Shatner[10], Leonard Nimoy[11], DeForest Kelley[12], Nichelle Nichols[13], Carey Foster[14], and Arnold Moss[15].

Publication

Publication dates include December 8, 1966[27] and November 9, 1987[28]. The original language of The Conscience of the King was English[18]. Its genre is science fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[16]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[19] and VHS[20].

Subject and Themes

The Conscience of the King's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[16].

Reception

Reviews include 6.3/10[21] and 7.1/10[22].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Conscience of the King followed The Menagerie[8]. It was followed by Balance of Terror[9].

Why It Matters

The Conscience of the King draws 1,308 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #73 of 536).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

DeForest Kelley José Mujica Leonard Nimoy Netflix Nichelle Nichols Star Trek: The Original Series United States William Shatner

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . allmovie.com. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved . rottentomatoes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . allmovie.com. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Star Trek Concordance. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original network → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Followed by → Balance of Terror
    Director of photography → Gerald Finnerman
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14773]]: EPMA0000006776, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/308616908|The Conscience of the King (#308616908)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/82"
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