"The Savage Curtain" was the 77th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 22nd episode of the show's third and final season, first aired on 7 March 1969. The episode was written by Gene Roddenberry and Arthur HeinemannMA, directed by Herschel DaughertyMA and novelized in Star Trek 6 by James Blish.
References[]
Characters[]
Episode characters[]
- Pavel Chekov • Dickerson • Phillip Green (Excalbian) • Bill Hadley • Kahless (Excalbian) • Genghis Khan (Excalbian) • James T. Kirk • Roger Lemli • Abraham Lincoln (Excalbian) • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Surak (Excalbian) • Nyota Uhura • Yarnek • Zora (Excalbian) • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel
- Referenced only
- Robert the Bruce • Zora (Tiburon)
Novelization characters[]
- Pavel Chekov • Dickerson • Phillip Green (Excalbian) • Kahless (Excalbian) • Genghis Khan (Excalibian) • James T. Kirk • Abraham Lincoln (Excalbian) • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Surak (Excalbian) • Nyota Uhura • Yarnek • Zora (Excalbian)
- Referenced only
- Robert the Bruce • Zora (Tiburon)
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Excalbia II (Excalbia system, the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants)
Shipboard areas[]
- USS Enterprise
- bridge • transporter room
Races and cultures[]
Technology and weapons[]
- communicator • intercom • tape • medical tricorder • sensors • starship • viewscreen • transporter • tricorder
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen
States and organizations[]
Ranks and titles[]
- captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • helmsman • medical practitioner • navigator • officer • scientist • science officer • second officer • weapons officer • tactical officer
Other references[]
- anatomy • beaming • Bones • boot • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2268 • clothing • Federation members • five-year mission • government • homeworld • hour • humanoid • jumpsuit • language • lifeform • log entry • logic • matter • memory • nation-state • orbit • pants • planet • population • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • red zone • ship's log • ship's log, USS Enterprise • space • star • star system • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • suicide • technology • title • tunic • uniform • universe • weapon
Chronology[]
- years prior to 2268
- Surak unites the Vulcans. (prior to episode/novelization)
- Kahless unites the Klingons. (prior to episode/novelization)
- Lincoln becomes a hero of the 19th century. (prior to episode/novelization)
- stardate 5906.4, 2269 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages)
- Enterprise travels to Excalbia.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation
- Depicts the coordinates and maps of the Excalbia system and homeworld, as well as the Excalbian antomy.
- "Encounter at Farpoint"
- "Rightful Heir"
- Star Trek: First Contact
- "Awakening"
- "Kir'Shara"
- "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II"
- "Demons"
- "Terra Prime"
The Excalbians later appeared in:
Colonel Green later appeared in:
Kahless the Unforgettable later appeared in:
Adaptations[]
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 3.
Images[]
Video releases[]
Collector's edition VHS release with "All Our Yesterdays".
Overseas VHS release with "All Our Yesterdays" and "Turnabout Intruder".
Overseas VHS release with "All Our Yesterdays" and "Turnabout Intruder".
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Requiem for Methuselah |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: All Our Yesterdays |
| Previous episode: The Cloud Minders |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: All Our Yesterdays |
| Previous story: first story |
Star Trek 6
|
Next story: The Lights of Zetar |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Requiem for Methuselah |
Next Adventure: All Our Yesterdays | |
| Previous Adventure: New Visions The Hollow Man |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: All Our Yesterdays |
Translations[]
- 1972
- German : Präsident Lincoln an Bord, Sir, translated by Hans Maeter. (Williams)
- 1973
- Turkish : Vahşet Perdesi, translated by Reha Pinar. (Altın Kitaplar)
- 1978
- Italian : Teatro di battaglia, translated by Amedea Pasinetti. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1978
- Japanese : 非情なる終幕, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
External links[]
- "The Savage Curtain" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Savage Curtain article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.