The Savage Curtain

The Savage Curtain
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series
Story by:	Gene Roddenberry
Teleplay by:	Gene Roddenberry and Arthur Heinemann
Directed by:	Herschel Daugherty
Novelization in:	Star Trek 6 by James Blish
Production information
Episode no.:	3x22
Production no.:	60043-77
First aired:	7 March 1969
Chronology
Date:	2269
Stardate:	5906.4

"The Savage Curtain" was the 77th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 22nd episode of the show's third and final season, first aired on 7 March 1969. The episode was written by Gene Roddenberry and Arthur Heinemann, directed by Herschel Daugherty and novelized in Star Trek 6 by James Blish.

References

Characters

Episode characters

Pavel Chekov • Dickerson • Phillip Green (Excalbian) • Bill Hadley • Kahless (Excalbian) • Genghis Khan (Excalbian) • James T. Kirk • Roger Lemli • Abraham Lincoln (Excalbian) • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Surak (Excalbian) • Nyota Uhura • Yarnek • Zora (Excalbian) • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel

Referenced only

Robert the Bruce

Novelization characters

Pavel Chekov • Dickerson • Phillip Green (Excalbian) • Kahless (Excalbian) • Genghis Khan (Excalibian) • James T. Kirk • Abraham Lincoln (Excalbian) • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Surak (Excalbian) • Nyota Uhura • Yarnek • Zora (Excalbian)

Referenced only

Robert the Bruce

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)

Locations

Excalbia II (Excalbia system, the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants)

Shipboard areas

USS Enterprise

bridge • transporter room

Races and cultures

Excalbian • Human • Klingon • Tiburon • Vulcan

Technology and weapons

communicator • intercom • tape • medical tricorder • sensors • starship • viewscreen • transporter • tricorder

Materials and substances

atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen

States and organizations

Federation • Starfleet

Ranks and titles

captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • helmsman • medical practitioner • navigator • officer • scientist • science officer • second officer • weapons officer • tactical officer

Other references

anatomy • beaming • Bones • boot • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2268 • clothing • Federation members • five-year mission • government • homeworld • hour • humanoid • jumpsuit • language • lifeform • log entry • logic • matter • memory • nation-state • orbit • pants • planet • population • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • red zone • ship's log • ship's log, USS Enterprise • space • star • star system • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • suicide • technology • title • tunic • uniform • universe • weapon

Chronology

years prior to 2268

• Surak unites the Vulcans. (prior to episode/novelization)
• Kahless unites the Klingons. (prior to episode/novelization)
• Lincoln becomes a hero of the 19th century. (prior to episode/novelization)

stardate 5906.4, 2269 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages)

Enterprise travels to Excalbia.

Appendices

Related media

• ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation
  • Depicts the coordinates and maps of the Excalbia system and homeworld, as well as the Excalbian antomy.
• "Encounter at Farpoint"
• "Rightful Heir"
• Star Trek: First Contact
• "Awakening"
• "Kir'Shara"
• "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II"
• "Demons"
• "Terra Prime"

The Excalbians later appeared in:

• "Errand of War!"
• "Deadly Allies!"

Colonel Green later appeared in:

• Federation
• "The Rules of War"

Kahless the Unforgettable later appeared in:

• Kahless

Adaptations

Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 3.

Images

Kahless the Unforgettable.

Episode image.

Zora.

Video releases

Collector's edition VHS release with "All Our Yesterdays".

Overseas VHS release with "All Our Yesterdays" and "Turnabout Intruder".

Overseas VHS release with "All Our Yesterdays" and "Turnabout Intruder".

Connections

Timeline

published order
Previous episode: Requiem for Methuselah	TOS episode produced	Next episode: All Our Yesterdays
Previous episode: The Cloud Minders	TOS episode aired	Next episode: All Our Yesterdays
Previous story: first story	Star Trek 6	Next story: The Lights of Zetar
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Requiem for Methuselah	Pocket	Next Adventure: All Our Yesterdays
Previous Adventure: New Visions The Hollow Man	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270)	Next Adventure: All Our Yesterdays

External links

• The Savage Curtain article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• The Savage Curtain article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.