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The Captains of The Final Frontier

  • Documentary

November 3, 2010 (US)

1h 30m

Ride shotgun with the greatest heroes of Starfleet Command... Engage!

The Captains of The Final Frontier is a ninety-minute Star Trek documentary which was produced for broadcast on A&E Television and The Biography Channel. It first aired on 3 November 2010 in the United States. The fictional captains of the Star Trek television and film franc...

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