READ THIS FIRST: This is a 12-inch Diameter Laserdisc, which is NOT the same as DVD and cannot be played on a DVD player!
Laserdisc Title: "STAR TREK TOS EPISODES 13 & 9: THE CONSCIENCE OF A KING / BALANCE OF TERROR"
Edition: Fullscreen Edition (Single Disc)
Directed By: Gerd Oswald / Vincent Mc Eveety
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelley, Grace Lee Whitney
Production / Year: (1966) 1978 Paramount Pictures Corp.
Running Time: 51 Minutes Each Episode / Color
Audio Format: Dual-Channel Sound
Video Format: NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: Not Rated
Distributed By: Paramount Home Video
Catalog / Spine Number: LV 60040-86
Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): Excellent - Hardly noticeable to very minor hairline surface swirls or very light fingerprint marks, if any
Jacket: Very Good - Normal shelf wear, few creases, slightly worn-out corners or edges and small splits middle of top and left spine
Synopsis:
Episode 13 - The Conscience Of The King: "The Conscience of the King" is a memorable drama about a traveling Shakespearean troupe led by one Anton Karidian (Arnold Moss), who may or may not be the same man as Kodos the Executioner, former governor of a Federation planet who oversaw the mass murder of thousands of people rather than watch them starve to death during a food shortage. (Shortly after the deaths, Federation supply ships arrived and Kodos disappeared, right around the time that Karidian arrived as a classical actor touring the planets.) A nice twist: among victims of Kodos's wrongheaded mercy killings were relatives of Captain Kirk (William Shatner), adding a personal note to the mystery of Karidian/Kodos. Well-written (by Barry Trivers) and sensitively directed by a not-well-known but very interesting Hollywood filmmaker, Gerd Oswald.
Episode 9 - Balance Of Terror: "Balance of Terror" is a terrific drama that was essentially an outer-space version of a 1950s submarine movie. Writer Paul Schneider introduced both the Romulans and the concept of a "neutral zone" to Trek lore, wrapped up in this story about the first encounter between a Federation and Romulan ship in 75 years. The resulting face-off between two vessels and their strong, noble captains--Kirk (William Shatner) and his Romulan counterpart (Mark Lenard, who later played Spock's Vulcan father, Sarek)--is directed and edited with suspense worthy of the classic sub movie The Enemy Below. It's an example of how the original Trek series took lots of risks and constantly invented itself, in contrast to the more codified look and feel of The Next Generation and subsequent series
THIS IS NOT A DVD!!! THIS IS A 12" LASERDISC AND WILL NOT PLAY IN A DVD PLAYER
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