Directed by
| Leonard Nimoy | ... | (directed by) |
Writing Credits
| Gene Roddenberry | ... | (based on Star Trek created by) |
| Leonard Nimoy | ... | (story by) & |
| Harve Bennett | ... | (story by) |
| Steve Meerson | ... | (screenplay by) & |
| Peter Krikes | ... | (screenplay by) and |
| Harve Bennett | ... | (screenplay by) & |
| Nicholas Meyer | ... | (screenplay by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Harve Bennett | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Brooke Breton | ... | associate producer |
| Kirk R. Thatcher | ... | associate producer (as Kirk Thatcher) |
| Ralph Winter | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Leonard Rosenman | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Donald Peterman | ... | director of photography (as Don Peterman) |
Editing by
| Peter E. Berger | ... | (edited by) |
Casting By
| Amanda Mackey | ||
Production Design by
| Jack T. Collis | ||
Art Direction by
| Joe Aubel | ||
| Peter Landsdown Smith | ... | (as Pete Smith) |
Set Decoration by
| John M. Dwyer | ... | (as John Dwyer) |
Costume Design by
| Robert Fletcher | ||
Makeup Department
| Silvia Abascal | ... | hair stylist |
| Jeff Dawn | ... | makeup artist |
| Wes Dawn | ... | makeup artist |
| Monique DeSart | ... | hair stylist |
| Deborah Holmes Dobson | ... | hair stylist |
| Rolf John Keppler | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| James Lee McCoy | ... | makeup artist (as James L. McCoy) |
| Carol A. O'Connell | ... | hair stylist (as Carrol O'Connell) |
| Richard Snell | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Brian Wade | ... | prosthetics designer: klingons and vulcans |
| Rick Stratton | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Mel Efros | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Joe Adamson | ... | dga trainee |
| Frank Capra III | ... | second assistant director |
| Pat Kehoe | ... | first assistant director (as Patrick Kehoe) |
| Michael Owens | ... | second unit director |
| Randy Suhr | ... | assistant director |
| Douglas E. Wise | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Richard J. Bayard | ... | construction coordinator (as Dick Bayard) |
| James R. Bayliss | ... | set designer (as James Bayliss) |
| Richard Berger | ... | set designer |
| Lloyd A. Buswell | ... | construction foreman |
| Ed Charnock | ... | paint foreperson |
| William K. Dolan | ... | property person (as Bill Dolan) |
| Huey Duval | ... | property person |
| Ron Frazier | ... | construction foreman |
| Douglas Freeman | ... | construction coordinator |
| Jerry Gadette | ... | stand-by painter |
| Daniel Gluck | ... | set designer (as Dan Gluck) |
| Ron Greenwood | ... | property master |
| Joseph E. Hubbard | ... | assistant art director (as Joe Hubbard) |
| Chris H. Kelly | ... | props |
| Frederick Lietzman | ... | prop maker |
| John Matheson | ... | construction foreperson (as John H. Matheson) |
| Ralph McQuarrie | ... | visual consultant |
| Nilo Rodis-Jamero | ... | assistant art director (as Nilo Rodis) |
| Charles Sertin | ... | property person |
| Mark Sparks | ... | propmaker |
| Barton M. Susman | ... | lead person (as Bart Susman) |
| Kaye Trapp | ... | assistant property master |
| Robert Van Dyke | ... | propmaker gangboss |
| Richard Coyle | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Michael W. Moore | ... | prop maker (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Agamemnon Andrianos | ... | sound mixer: san francisco unit |
| Michael J. Benavente | ... | sound effects editor |
| Destiny Borden | ... | assistant editor |
| George Budd | ... | special sound effects |
| Gene S. Cantamessa | ... | sound mixer |
| Steve Cantamessa | ... | boom operator (as Steven G. Cantamessa) |
| Noyan Cosarer | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Christopher Flick | ... | assistant editor |
| Stephen Hunter Flick | ... | sound effects editor (as Stephen Flick) |
| Warren Hamilton Jr. | ... | sound effects editor (as Warren Hamilton) |
| Doug Hemphill | ... | sound effects recordist |
| Ellen Heuer | ... | foley by |
| Alan Howarth | ... | special sound effects |
| David J. Hudson | ... | re-recording mixer (as Dave Hudson) |
| Mark Jennings | ... | utility |
| Nicholas Korda | ... | adr editor (as Nick Korda) |
| Mark A. Mangini | ... | sound effects (as Mark Mangini) |
| Tim Mangini | ... | foley editor |
| Mel Metcalfe | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dan O'Connell | ... | foley by |
| Terry Porter | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Pospisil | ... | special sound effects |
| Solange S. Schwalbe | ... | foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe) |
| David E. Stone | ... | sound effects editor (as David Stone) |
| Raul A. Bruce | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| Ezra Dweck | ... | sound effects recording (uncredited) |
| Clive Taylor | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Donald Elliott | ... | special effects (as Don Elliott) |
| Pieter Folkens | ... | designer / sculptor |
| Michael Lantieri | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Tim Moran | ... | special effects |
| Clay Pinney | ... | special effects |
| Robert Spurlock | ... | special effects |
| Chris Strohmeyer | ... | special effects crew |
| Brian Tipton | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Rick Anderson | ... | whale mechanical designer: ILM |
| Craig Barron | ... | matte photography supervisor: ILM |
| John Bell | ... | storyboard artist: ILM |
| Dale Brady | ... | creature crew: ILM |
| Rob Burton | ... | animation camera |
| Jo Carson | ... | assistant camera: ILM |
| Sean M. Casey | ... | whale mold supervisor: ILM (as Sean Casey) |
| Craig Caton | ... | creature crew: ILM |
| Eric Christensen | ... | modelmaker: ILM |
| Donald Clark | ... | optical camera operator: ILM (as Don Clark) |
| Walt Conti | ... | project supervisor: ILM / whale design supervisor: ILM |
| Peter Daulton | ... | camera operator: ILM |
| Dick Dova | ... | stage technician: ILM |
| Don Dow | ... | effects director of photography: ILM |
| Selwyn Eddy | ... | camera operator: ILM (as Selwyn Eddy III) |
| Christopher Evans | ... | matte painting supervisor: ILM (as Chris Evans) |
| John V. Fante | ... | camera operator: ILM |
| Ellen Ferguson | ... | rotoscope artist: ILM |
| Bob Fernley | ... | optical processing |
| Allen Feuerstein | ... | creature crew: ILM |
| Robert Finley Jr. | ... | pyrotechnician: ILM (as Bob Finley Jr.) |
| Warren Franklin | ... | general manager: ILM |
| Tim Geideman | ... | lab technician: ILM |
| Jim Gerken | ... | computer animation: Novocom, Inc. |
| Ray Gilberti | ... | assistant camera: ILM |
| Michael Gleason | ... | visual effects editor: ILM (as Mike Gleason) |
| Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild | ... | animation supervisor: ILM (as Ellen Lichtwardt) |
| Ralph Gordon | ... | optical supervisor: ILM |
| Ned Gorman | ... | production assistant: ILM |
| Caroleen Green | ... | matte artist: ILM |
| James Hagedorn | ... | optical camera operator: ILM (as Jim Hagedorn) |
| Donald Hansard Sr. | ... | process coordinator |
| Toby Heindel | ... | camera operator: ILM |
| Todd Heindel | ... | lab technician: ILM |
| Edward Hirsh | ... | production manager: ILM (as Ed Hirsh) |
| Richard E. Hollander | ... | computer animation: Video Images (as Richard Hollander) |
| Tony Hudson | ... | puppeteer: ILM / whale operator: ILM |
| Peg Hunter | ... | optical lineup: ILM |
| Erik Jensen | ... | visual effects coordinator: ILM |
| Brad Jerrell | ... | stage technician: ILM |
| Randy Jonsson | ... | matte photography: ILM (as Randy Johnson) |
| Sean Joyce | ... | matte artist: ILM |
| Pete Kozachik | ... | assistant camera: ILM |
| Paul Kraus | ... | modelmaker: ILM |
| Jeff Mann | ... | model shop supervisor: ILM |
| David McCue | ... | optical camera operator: ILM (as Dave McCue) |
| Mark S. Miller | ... | puppeteer: ILM (as Mark Miller) / whale operator: ILM (as Mark Miller) |
| Lori J. Nelson | ... | optical coordinator: ILM |
| Nancy Nimoy | ... | creature crew: ILM |
| Michael Okuda | ... | graphic designer |
| Michael Olague | ... | stage technician: ILM (as Mike Olague) |
| Frank Ordaz | ... | matte artist: ILM |
| Terrence Peck | ... | assistant effects editor: ILM (as Terry Peck) |
| Mark Peterson | ... | computer animation: Novocom, Inc. |
| Ken Ralston | ... | production visual effects supervisor / visual effects supervisor |
| Jay Riddle | ... | animation camera operator: ILM |
| Nilo Rodis-Jamero | ... | visual effects art director: ILM (as Nilo Rodis) |
| Pete Romano | ... | underwater whale photography: ILM |
| Martin Rosenberg | ... | assistant camera: ILM (as Marty Rosenberg) |
| Randall Rudd | ... | creative director |
| Shannon Shea | ... | creature crew: ILM |
| Pat Sweeney | ... | camera operator: ILM |
| Larry Tan | ... | chief modelmaker: ILM |
| Bruce Vecchitto | ... | optical lineup: ILM |
| Brian Wade | ... | creature crew: ILM |
| Bruce Walters | ... | animation camera operator: ILM |
| John C. Wash | ... | computer animation: Video Images (as John Wash) |
| Alan Church | ... | optical effects (uncredited) |
| Christopher Duddy | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
| Jenny Fulle | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
| Ellen Lichtwardt Goodchild | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
| Ian Hiebert | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Sandy Houston | ... | rotoscoper (uncredited) |
| Steven Kosakura | ... | motion control camera operator (uncredited) |
| Richard Miller | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
| George Muhs | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
| Thomas Rosseter | ... | optical lineup (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Gregory J. Barnett | ... | stunt double: Leonard Nimoy (as Gregory Barnett) |
| Steve M. Davison | ... | stunts |
| Cliff Fleming | ... | stunts (as Clifford T. Fleming) |
| Eddie Hice | ... | stunts |
| John Meier | ... | stunt double: William Shatner |
| Bennie Moore | ... | stunts (as Bennie E. Moore Jr.) |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | ... | stunts (as Charles Picerni Jr.) |
| R.A. Rondell | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Sharon Schaffer | ... | stunts |
| Spike Silver | ... | stunts |
| Vince Cadiente | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jim O'Rear | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| R.A. Rondell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Patric J. Abaravich | ... | electrician |
| Wayne Baker | ... | assistant camera: underwater scenes |
| Bruce Birmelin | ... | still photographer |
| Mike Brooker | ... | second company grip |
| Jack Cooperman | ... | underwater director of photography |
| Richard Dow | ... | dolly grip |
| Ray Gilberti | ... | assistant camera |
| Lloyd Gowdy | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Jon Kranhouse | ... | aerial photographer |
| Hal Landaker | ... | video supervisor |
| Norman Lang | ... | electrician |
| Kal Manning | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Jim McConocha | ... | electrician |
| Frank McKane | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Ken Nishino | ... | first assistant photographer (as Kenneth Nishino) |
| Jay Peterman | ... | second assistant photographer |
| Keith Peterman | ... | camera operator |
| Pete Romano | ... | underwater photographer: whale photography |
| Waverly Smothers | ... | second company grip |
| Don Starnes | ... | camera assistant: visual effects |
| Calvin Sterry | ... | first company grip |
Casting Department
| Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
| Bill Shepard | ... | casting administrator |
| Judith Bouley | ... | location casting: Monterey (uncredited) |
| Robert Weibezahl | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dan Bronson | ... | wardrobe: men |
| Eric Harrison | ... | wardrobe supervisor: men |
| Mary Etta Lang | ... | wardrobe: women |
| James Linn | ... | wardrobe supervisor: men |
| Joseph Markham | ... | wardrobe: men |
| Ryan Frazier | ... | costume assistant (uncredited) |
| Wingate Jones | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Thomas R. Bryant | ... | assistant film editor (as Thomas Bryant) |
| John Haggar | ... | assistant editor |
| Robert Raring | ... | color timer (as Bob Raring) |
| George C. Villaseñor | ... | assistant film editor (as George Villaseñor) |
Location Management
| Michael Mann | ... | location manager |
| Michael John Meehan | ... | location manager (as Michael Meehan) |
| Ken Freeze | ... | location consultant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Else Blangsted | ... | supervising music editor |
| Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist |
| Alexander Courage | ... | composer: theme "Star Trek" |
| Bruce Dukov | ... | violin |
| Russell Ferrante | ... | composer: jazz music |
| Ralph Ferraro | ... | orchestrator |
| Jimmy Haslip | ... | composer: jazz music |
| A. David Marshall | ... | music editor (as David Marshall) |
| Sally Stevens | ... | singer |
| Dan Wallin | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Yellowjackets | ... | composer: additional music (as The Yellowjackets) |
| Murray Adler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| John Beasley | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bob Bornstein | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Brand | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Darius Campo | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Stuart Canin | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Norman Carr | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Herman Clebanoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Larry Corbett | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Harry Cykman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Brian Dembow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Drew Dembowski | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Assa Drori | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Julie Eidsvoog | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Christine Ermacoff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Michael Ferril | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Carl Fortina | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Julie Gigante | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harris Goldman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Mario Guarneri | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Boyde Hood | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Peter Kent | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Armen Ksajikian | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Bernard Kundell | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Dane Little | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Norman Ludwin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Earl Madison | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Ed Meares | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce Morgenthaler | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Ralph Morrison | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Munday | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Buell Neidlinger | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Mike Nowak | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Michael O'Donovan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Leonard Rosenman | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Geraldine Rotella | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Ronald Royer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Vic Sagerquist | ... | music copyist (uncredited) / music librarian (uncredited) |
| David Shostac | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Barry Socher | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Julian Spear | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| David Stenske | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Chet Swiatkowsky | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Milton Thomas | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Alan Vavrin | ... | musician - percussion (uncredited) / musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Don Waldrop | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Miwako Watanabe | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Weiss | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| John Wittenberg | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bob Zimmitti | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lily La Cava | ... | script supervisor (as Lily LaCava) |
Transportation Department
| Raymond A. McLaughlin | ... | transportation captain (as Ray McLaughlin) |
| Stewart Satterfield | ... | transportation coordinator (as Stu Statterfield) |
Additional Crew
| Kevin Barry | ... | production assistant (as Kevin F. Barry) |
| Rebeca Brookshire | ... | assistant: Mr. Winter (as Rebeca R. Brookshire) |
| Kevin Richard Buxbaum | ... | assistant accountant |
| Craig Caton | ... | creature crew |
| John Craig | ... | assistant production auditor (as John R. Craig) |
| Dan Curry | ... | title designer |
| Eddie Egan | ... | production publicity director |
| Tom Greene | ... | consultant to Harve Bennett |
| Thomas B. Jones | ... | craft service (as Tom Jones) |
| Alan Landaker | ... | chief engineer |
| Andrew Lipschultz | ... | unit publicist |
| Lorenzo Marchessi | ... | production assistant |
| Harry Moreau | ... | title designer |
| Gina Neilson | ... | production coordinator |
| Bob Peak | ... | movie poster illustration |
| Gene Roddenberry | ... | executive consultant |
| Brigette Roux-Lough | ... | assistant: Mr. Bennett |
| Sylvia Rubenstein | ... | assistant: Mr. Bennett |
| Susan Sackett | ... | assistant: Mr. Roddenberry |
| Ori Seron | ... | assistant: Mr. Nimoy |
| Susan Smith | ... | production assistant |
| Robert Thorson | ... | production auditor (as Robert Cecil Thorson) |
| Michael Besman | ... | production executive (uncredited) |
| Bundy Chanock | ... | set medic (uncredited) |
| Greg Ferris | ... | marketing: Canada (uncredited) |
| Cliff Fleming | ... | helicopter pilot (uncredited) |
| Tony Potter | ... | assistant projectionist (uncredited) |
| Philip Weyland | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Roy Danchick | ... | the producers extend special thanks to |
| Walter Davis | ... | the producers also acknowledge the cooperation of (as Capt. Walter Davis) |
| Mark Ferrari | ... | the producers extend special thanks to: The Humpback Whale Fund |
| Debbie Glockner-Ferrari | ... | the producers extend special thanks to: The Humpback Whale Fund |
| John Horton | ... | the producers also acknowledge the cooperation of (as Mr. John Horton) |
| Christa McAuliffe | ... | Dedication to the crew |
| Charles Reynolds McGrail | ... | the producers also acknowledge the cooperation of (as RADM Charles Reynolds McGrail) |
| Roger Payne | ... | acknowledgment: Humpback whale sounds courtesy of |
| Lee Saunders | ... | the producers also acknowledge the cooperation of (as Lt. Lee Saunders) |
| Sandy Stairs | ... | the producers also acknowledge the cooperation of (as Lt. Sandra Stairs) |
| Howard Weinstein | ... | the producers extend special thanks to |
