The Captains is a 2011 English-language Documentary Biography motion picture written and directed by William Shatner and produced by William Shatner, J. Craig Thompson, David Zappone and Kevin Layne under the banner of Le Big Boss Productions. The Captains is a feature length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed Starship captains within the illustrious science-fiction franchise. The captains features William Shatner in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, Chris Pine and Christopher Plummer. The music was composed by Andy Milne. Cinematography was done by Decebal Dascau and editing by Decebal Dascau. The movie has a running time of 96 minutes. It was released on 22nd July 2011. The movie made a box office gross of $416 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Movie Central.