The Cloud Minders (Episode)

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The Cloud Minders
"The Cloud Minders" (TOS74)

"The Cloud Minders" (TOS74)
Series Star Trek
Season 3
Episode 21
Production Number 74


Previous The Lights of Zetar (TOS73)
Next The Way to Eden (TOS75)
Released 28 Feb 1969
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Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)


Stardate 5818.4: Kirk is forced into negotiating peace on a planet with severe class inequities.

In search of the crucial and rare mineral zenite, which is needed to stop a plague on planet Merak II, the Enterprise travels to Ardana, where the substance is excavated by miners — Troglytes — who are forced to live on the harsh surface while the ruling class — Stratos-dwellers — reside in a luxurious city, floating high above the planet's surface. When the Troglytes refuse to turn over the zenite, Captain Kirk is drawn into their struggle for equality. Plasus, the High Adviser of Ardana's ruling council, maintains that the Troglytes are naturally inferior beings. While Spock is involved with Droxine, Plasus' daughter, Kirk befriends Vanna, a Troglyte leader. Kirk, Vanna, and other Troglytes enter a zenite mine, where Kirk causes a cave-in that isolates them, and has Plasus transported into the mine with them. Without protective filter masks, they all begin to display violent, unreasoning behavior. Plasus, now aware of the reason for the Troglytes' mental state, reluctantly agrees to address his planet's social structure — and the Troglytes agree to gather the needed zenite.

Image Gallery

  • Ardana

  • Surface of Ardana

  • Surface of Ardana

  • Stratos

  • Stratos

  • Anka

  • Droxine

  • Midro

  • Plasus

  • Troglyte

  • Vanna

  • filter mask

  • mortae

  • zenite

  • Troglytes

  • torture device

Related Data

Astrometrics Ardana; Earth; Merak II; Stratos
Chronology Prime Timeline; 2269; Stardate 5818.4-5819.3
Culture art
Education doctor; doctorate; physician
Food
People Anka; Droxine; Hadley; James T. Kirk; Leonard McCoy; Midro; Plasus; Montgomery Scott; Spock; Hikaru Sulu; Troglyte; Nyota Uhura; Vanna
Politics Ardanan Sentinels; execution; Disrupters (Ardanan); Federation Bureau of Industrialization; High Advisor of Ardana; mediation; police; Starfleet; Starfleet Command; Starfleet Ranks (Ensign, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology antigravity; atmosphere; audio receiver; bed; communications; communicator; computer; filter mask; gravity; impulse drive; knife; mining; mortae; orbit; oxygen; phasers (Type 2); plague; pon farr; time (minute, hour, day, month, year, century); transporter; tricorder; turbolift; viewscreen; warp drive; zenite
Ships & Vehicles Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology Ardanans; Humans; hybrids; Troglytes; Vulcans
Miscellaneous bridge; commanding officer; first officer; logs; prejudice; Starfleet Uniforms (2266); suicide; torture; transporter room


Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

Teleplay by
Margaret Armen

Story by
David Gerrold and Oliver Crawford

Directed by
Jud Taylor

Produced by
Fred Freiberger

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producers
Edward K. Milkis
Gregg Peters

Guest Star
Jeff Corey as Plasus

Co-Starring
Diana Ewing as Droxine
and
Charlene Polite as Vanna

James Doohan … Scott
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura
Kirk Raymone … Cloud Guard #1
Jimmy Fields … Cloud Guard #2
Ed Long … Midro
Fred Williamson … Anka
Garth Pillsbury … Prisoner
Harv Selsby … Guard

Story Consultant
Arthur H. Singer

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Additional Music by
Fred Steiner

Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies

Director of Photography
Al Francis

Film Editor … Bill Braeme
Unit Production Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Claude Binyon Jr.
Set Decorator … John M. Dwyer
Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Cinema Research Corp.
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Richard Lapham
Re-Recording Mixer … Gordon L. Day, C.A.S.
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Casting … William J. Kenney
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Stylist … Pat Westmore
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg

A Paramount Production

In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive Vice President in Charge of Production
Douglas S. Cramer

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