Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Khan returns for revenge on Kirk in the 1982 film.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a 1982 film directed by Nicholas Meyer, the second Star Trek film and a sequel to the episode "Space Seed". Admiral Kirk and the Enterprise crew face the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban).
Quick Facts
- Director
- Nicholas Meyer
- Producer
- Robert Sallin
- Screenplay
- Jack B. Sowards
- Story
- Harve Bennett; Jack B. Sowards
- Based on
- Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry
- Music
- James Horner
- Cinematography
- Gayne Rescher
- Editing
- William Paul Dornisch
Lore & Background
Khan escapes a 15-year exile to take revenge on Kirk, and the crew must stop him from seizing Genesis, a powerful terraforming device.
The film begins a three-film story arc that continues in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) and ends with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
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