Elaan of Troyius

"**Elaan of Troyius**"
"Elaan of Troyius"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 13
Directed by	John Meredyth Lucas
Written by	John Meredyth Lucas
Featured music	Fred Steiner
Cinematography by	Jerry Finnerman
Production code	057
Original air date	December 20, 1968
Guest appearances
	France Nuyen - Elaan; Jay Robinson - Ambassador Petri; Tony Young - Kryton; Lee Duncan - Evans; Victor Brandt - Watson; K.L. Smith - Klingon Captain; Dick Durock - Guard #1; Charles Beck - Guard #2; Eddie Paskey - Lt. Leslie; Frank da Vinci - Transporter Operator; William Blackburn - Lt. Hadley; Roger Holloway - Lt. Lemli;
Episode chronology
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"Elaan of Troyius" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written and directed by John Meredyth Lucas, it was first broadcast on December 20, 1968.

In the episode, the Enterprise ferries a spoiled princess whose betrothal, it is hoped, will bring peace to a star system at war.

"Elaan of Troyius" was written and directed by John Meredyth Lucas, the first person in Star Trek production history ever to both write and direct a filmed Star Trek television episode. Terry Matalas became the second with the Star Trek: Picard episode "The Last Generation" in 2023.