Description Star Trek 1978 Original Vintage Poster Released in 1978 to herald the upcoming release of Star Trek The Motion Picture, this atmospheric rare teaser poster featured art by John Berkey, as well as photos of the main cast. Berkey’s wonderfully sleek image of the Enterprise was originally used as early concert art for a new Star Trek TV series that was planned for the mid-1970’s. Entitled Star Trek: Phase II, the series would have been set after the completion of the original five-year mission and featured the return of the show’s original cast. However, the success of Star Wars and Close Encounters of The Third Kind forced Paramount Pictures to rethink the concept and they chose to cancel the series in order to pursue a big-screen version of the project instead. One sheet 40×27″ inches / 101 x 68 cm Condition : very good to excellent Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Robert Wise. It is based on and stars the cast of the 1966–1969 television series Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry, who served as producer. In the film, set in the 2270s, a mysterious and powerful alien cloud known as V’Ger approaches Earth, destroying everything in its path. Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) assumes command of the recently refitted Starship Enterprise to lead it on a mission to determine V’Ger’s origins and save the planet.
