The Savage Curtain

"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

Shipboard areas

USS Enterprise: bridge • transporter room

Races and cultures

Excalbian • Human • Klingon • Tiburon • Vulcan

Technology and weapons

communicator • intercom • tape • medical tricorder • sensors • starship • viewscreen • transporter • tricorder

Materials and substances

atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen

States and organizations

Federation • Starfleet

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:

"Errand of War!"
"Deadly Allies!"

Colonel Green later appeared in:

Federation
"The Rules of War"

Kahless the Unforgettable later appeared in:

Kahless

Adaptations

Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 3. — 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".

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	Pocket	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.