A Private Little War

19th episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Original Series
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A Private Little War

Summary

A Private Little War is a Star Trek episode[1]. It draws 2,186 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #61 of 536).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Private Little War's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • A Private Little War's instance of is recorded as television series episode[4].
  • A Private Little War was directed by Marc Daniels[5].
  • Gene Roddenberry wrote the screenplay for A Private Little War[6].
  • A Private Little War's genre is science fiction[7].
  • A Private Little War followed The Immunity Syndrome[8].
  • A Private Little War was followed by Return to Tomorrow[9].
  • A cast member of A Private Little War was William Shatner[10].
  • A cast member of A Private Little War was Leonard Nimoy[11].
  • A cast member of A Private Little War was DeForest Kelley[12].
  • A cast member of A Private Little War was James Doohan[13].
  • A cast member of A Private Little War was Nichelle Nichols[14].
  • A cast member of A Private Little War was Walter Koenig[15].
  • A cast member of A Private Little War was Bill Blackburn[16].
  • A Private Little War's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[17].
  • A Private Little War's director of photography is recorded as Gerald Finnerman[18].
  • The original language of A Private Little War was English[19].
  • A Private Little War's language of work or name is recorded as English[20].
  • A Private Little War was distributed by video on demand[21].
  • A Private Little War was distributed by VHS[22].
  • A Private Little War's review score is recorded as 4.7/10[23].
  • A Private Little War's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[24].
  • A Private Little War's color is recorded as color[25].
  • A Private Little War's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • A Private Little War's catalog code is recorded as PLW[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Private Little War was directed by Marc Daniels[5]. Gene Roddenberry wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include William Shatner[10], Leonard Nimoy[11], DeForest Kelley[12], James Doohan[13], Nichelle Nichols[14], and Walter Koenig[15].

Publication

Publication dates include February 2, 1968[28] and March 7, 1988[29]. The original language of A Private Little War was English[19]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[20]. Its genre is science fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[17]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[21] and VHS[22].

Subject and Themes

A Private Little War's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[17].

Reception

A Private Little War's review score is recorded as 4.7/10[23].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Private Little War followed The Immunity Syndrome[8]. It was followed by Return to Tomorrow[9].

Why It Matters

A Private Little War draws 2,186 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #61 of 536).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . tvmaze.com. Retrieved . tvmaze.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . allmovie.com. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . allmovie.com. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Star Trek Concordance. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original network → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Followed by → Return to Tomorrow
    Director of photography → Gerald Finnerman
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14773]]: EPMA0000000457, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/308614475|A Private Little War (#308614475)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8258|STA"
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