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Kirk theorizes that the machine is an ancient doomsday machine, which must be stopped before it reaches more populated sectors of the galaxy.
A doomsday device is a hypothetical construction — usually a weapon or weapons system — which could destroy all life on a planet, particularly Earth, or destroy the planet itself, bringing "doomsday", a term used for the end of planet Earth.
Doomsday Machine, also known as Escape from Planet Earth (video title), is an American science fiction film mostly filmed in 1967 but completed without the original cast or sets in 1972.
A doomsday machine is a hypothetical device that would trigger a nuclear apocalypse in response to a nuclear attack. Learn about the concept, its history, and its possible applications in the Cold War and beyond.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A classic sci-fi adventure from 1967, where the Enterprise faces a giant robot ship that consumes planets for fuel. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this episode.
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Marc Daniels
- 1967-10-20
The Enterprise discovers a weapon capable of destroying entire planets, and a Starfleet flag officer whose crew was killed by the machine jeopardizes the crew on a crazed mission of revenge. On the USS Enterprise, Lieutenant Palmer receives a faint and garbled distress signal. It is apparently a...
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Oct 20, 2019 · Learn about the classic episode that introduced the Planet Killer, Commodore Matt Decker and Norman Spinrad's teleplay. Find out some behind-the-scenes facts, figures and anecdotes from the cast and crew.