Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Released on December 6, 1991, The Undiscovered Country is the 6th film in the Star Trek franchise and the last to feature the main cast of The Original Series. It was directed by Nicholas Meyer, produced by Ralph Winter and Steven-Charles Jaffe, and written by Nicholas Meyer and Denny Martin Flinn.
Summary: When the moon Praxis suddenly explodes, the loss of their key energy production facility and the destruction of the Klingon homeworld's ozone layer threatens the Klingon Empire, leading them to pursue peace with their long-time enemy, the United Federation of Planets. However, Kirk's personal resentment of Klingons, who murdered his son David in Star Trek: The Search for Spock, and the assassination of Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner), which Kirk and McCoy are framed for, complicate the diplomatic negotiations.
Connection to Hamlet:
The title of this film comes from the "to be or not to be" soliloquy in Act III, Scene I.
In reference to her shapeshifting, the Chameloid Martia (Iman) says, "To assume a pleasing shape," one of Hamlet's lines in Act II, Scene II.
During the battle against Kirk, Klingon General Chang (Christopher Plummer) quotes many lines from Shakespeare, including "to be or not to be," as seen in the video below:
Summary: When the moon Praxis suddenly explodes, the loss of their key energy production facility and the destruction of the Klingon homeworld's ozone layer threatens the Klingon Empire, leading them to pursue peace with their long-time enemy, the United Federation of Planets. However, Kirk's personal resentment of Klingons, who murdered his son David in Star Trek: The Search for Spock, and the assassination of Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner), which Kirk and McCoy are framed for, complicate the diplomatic negotiations.
Connection to Hamlet:
The title of this film comes from the "to be or not to be" soliloquy in Act III, Scene I.
In reference to her shapeshifting, the Chameloid Martia (Iman) says, "To assume a pleasing shape," one of Hamlet's lines in Act II, Scene II.
During the battle against Kirk, Klingon General Chang (Christopher Plummer) quotes many lines from Shakespeare, including "to be or not to be," as seen in the video below:
The most memorable Hamlet reference can be seen in the video clip below. Many countries, world leaders, and scholars have tried to make Shakespeare their own (e.g., Voltaire's French translations of Hamlet). We can now add Klingons to that list. This scene later inspired The Klingon Hamlet.