
Gene Roddenberry: Up Close and Personal (2006)
Overview
Gene Roddenberry: Up Close And Personal was an 82-minute documentary done by Beshert Productions which featured a 1981 long-form television interview with Gene Roddenberry by Ellen and Gene Adelstein. The 1981 footage was originally shot for KZAZ-TV, a Tucson, Arizona television station which held the very first 24-hour Star Trek television marathon.
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Budget | $0.00 |
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Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.0563 |
Directed By
Ellen Adelstein
Crew
Ellen Adelstein
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Gene Roddenberry
Himself
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