The Cage

episode of Star Trek: The Original Series directed by Robert Butler
Movie television_film Q20909
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The Cage

Summary

The Cage is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,454 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Cage's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • The Cage's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[4].
  • The Cage was directed by Robert Butler[5].
  • The Cage was directed by Gene Roddenberry[6].
  • Gene Roddenberry wrote the screenplay for The Cage[7].
  • The Cage's composer is recorded as Alexander Courage[8].
  • The Cage's genre is science fiction[9].
  • The Cage's genre is dystopian fiction[10].
  • The Cage's based on is recorded as Star Trek is…[11].
  • The Cage was followed by Where No Man Has Gone Before[12].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Jeffrey Hunter[13].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Leonard Nimoy[14].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Majel Barrett[15].
  • A cast member of The Cage was John Hoyt[16].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Peter Duryea[17].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Laurel Goodwin[18].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Robert Phillips[19].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Michael Dugan[20].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Sandra Lee Gimpel[21].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Clegg Hoyt[22].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Jon Lormer[23].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Joseph Mell[24].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Leonard Mudie[25].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Janos Prohaska[26].
  • A cast member of The Cage was Adam Roarke[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 315edbcc-1dd3-4a4c-b931-8db2902bf3ab[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include Robert Butler[5] and Gene Roddenberry[6]. Gene Roddenberry wrote the screenplay for The Cage[7]. Cast members include Jeffrey Hunter[13], Leonard Nimoy[14], Majel Barrett[15], John Hoyt[16], Peter Duryea[17], and Laurel Goodwin[18].

Publication

Publication dates include October 15, 1988[30], October 14, 1986[31], December 24, 1988[32], November 27, 1988[33], October 25, 1993[34], and August 19, 1992[35]. The original language of The Cage was English[36]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[37]. Genres include science fiction[9] and dystopian fiction[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[38]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[39] and VHS[40].

Subject and Themes

The Cage's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[38].

Reception

Reviews include 7.7/10[41], 3.47/5[42], 8.5/10[43], 8.0/10[44], and 3.52/5[45].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Cage was followed by Where No Man Has Gone Before[12].

Why It Matters

The Cage ranks in the top 2% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,454 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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