Arena (Episode)
| Series | Star Trek |
| Season | 1 |
| Episode | 18 |
| Production Number | 19
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| Previous | The Squire of Gothos (TOS18) |
| Next | The Alternative Factor (TOS20) |
| Released | 19 Jan 1967 |
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Stardate 3045.6: Kirk is pitted in a barehanded duel with a Gorn.
Captain Kirk receives a request from Commodore Travers to visit the Starfleet base on the new colony at Cestus III. Upon arriving, Kirk finds the base completely destroyed. Suddenly Kirk and his landing party are ambushed; Lieutenant Harold, the lone survivor on Cestus, says that the base was destroyed by a sudden and merciless attack. His people didn't have time to request the Enterprise's presence. The call was a trap, set by the attackers. The Enterprise follows the enemy ship, but the two vessels intrude upon the territory of the powerful Metrons, who decide to settle the conflict by having Kirk fight the alien commander, a Gorn, in single combat: the loser's ship will be destroyed. The Gorn is a human-sized, immensely strong reptilian being, as resourceful as Kirk in battle. The captain manages to construct a weapon with which he defeats the Gorn — and his refusal to kill his defeated opponent impresses the Metrons. Perhaps one day, they tell Kirk, the Federation may be mature enough to meet them as friends and equals.
Image Gallery
Surface of Cestus III
Surface of Cestus III
Related Data
Credits
Starring
William Shatner
Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
Directed by
Joseph Pevney
Teleplay by
Gene L. Coon
From a Story by
Fredric Brown
Produced by
Gene L. Coon
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman
Script Consultant
Steven W. Carabatsos
Featuring
| DeForest Kelley | … | as Dr. McCoy |
| George Takei | … | as Sulu |
| James Doohan | … | as Scott |
| Nichelle Nichols | … | as Uhura |
| Jerry Ayres | … | as O'Herlihy |
| Grant Woods | … | as Kelowitz |
| Tom Troupe | … | as Lt. Harold |
| James Farley | … | as Lang |
| Carole Shelyne | … | as Metron |
| Sean Kenney | … | as DePaul |
Music Composed and Conducted by
Alexander Courage
Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman
Art Directors
Rolland M. Brooks
and
Walter M. Jefferies
Film Editor
Fabien Tordjmann
Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis
Assistant Director
Gregg Peters
Set Decorator
Marvin March
Costumes Created by
William Theiss
Post Production Executive
Bill Heath
Music Editor
Jim Henrikson
Sound Editor
Douglas H. Grindstaff
Sound Mixer
Jack F. Lilly
Photographic Effects
Westheimer Company
Script Supervisor
George A. Rutter
Music Consultant
Wilbur Hatch
Music Coordinator
Julian Davidson
Special Effects
Jim Rugg
Property Master
Irving A. Feinberg
Gaffer
George H. Merhoff
Head Grip
George Rader
Production Supervisor
Bernard A. Widin
Makeup Artist
Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Styles by
Virginia Darcy, C.H.S.
Wardrobe Mistress
Margaret Makau
Casting
Joseph D'Agosta
Sound
Glen Glenn Sound Co.
A Desilu Production
In Association with
Norway Corporation
Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow
