13th episode of the 3rd season of Star Trek: The Original Series
"Elaan of Troyius"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Episode no.
Season 3 Episode 13
Directed by
John Meredyth Lucas
Written by
John Meredyth Lucas
Featured music
Fred Steiner
Cinematography by
Jerry Finnerman
Production code
057
Original air date
December 20, 1968 (1968-12-20)
Guest appearances
France Nuyen - Elaan
Jay Robinson - Ambassador Petri
Tony Young - Kryton
Lee Duncan - Evans
Victor Brandt - Watson
K.L. Smith - Klingon Captain
Dick Durock - Guard #1
Charles Beck - Guard #2
Eddie Paskey - Lt. Leslie
Frank da Vinci - Transporter Operator
William Blackburn - Lt. Hadley
Roger Holloway - Lt. Lemli
Episode chronology
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"Elaan of Troyius" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written and directed by John Meredyth Lucas, it was first broadcast on December 20, 1968.
In the episode, the Enterprise ferries a spoiled princess whose betrothal, it is hoped, will bring peace to a star system at war.
"Elaan of Troyius" was written and directed by John Meredyth Lucas, the first person in Star Trek production history ever to both write and direct a filmed Star Trek television episode. Terry Matalas became the second with the Star Trek: Picard episode "The Last Generation" in 2023.
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