Product Details

• Actors: LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden
• Directors: LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Gabrielle Beaumont, Robert Becker, Cliff Bole
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: May 31, 1995
• Run Time: 46 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302610737
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,780 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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In "Heart of Glory," Worf's Klingon heritage is examined and tested against his loyalty to the Enterprise. After detecting a disturbance in the Neutral Zone, the Enterprise discovers the remains of one ship and a damaged cargo vessel whose life-support systems are failing. A rescue team sent in to find the survivors discovers a trio of Klingons and brings them back to the ship. These Klingon officers don't trust the peace with the Federation and are also wanted by the Klingons for crimes that they have committed. The officers question Worf's dedication to his race, wondering aloud if his instincts have been dulled by living with civilized men, and try to goad him into joining their revolution. "Heart of Glory" does an excellent job at adding depth and personal history to the Worf character by forcing him to make decisions he'd rather not make. --Andy Spletzer

From the Back Cover

Lt. Worf (Micheal Dorn) is torn between his loyalty to Starfleet and his Klingon heritage in this thrilling Next Generation adventure!

After the Enterprise rescues a group of Klingons from their disabled ship, Picard (Patrick Stewart) receives a transmission alerting him that the men are wanted fugitives. Before the captain can respond, one of the Klingons has taken over the engineering room and threatens to destroy the starship.

When Worf confronts his fellow Klingon, the criminal appeals to Worf's warrior instincts and begs the lieutenant to join his terrorist cause. Now Worf must decide whether to save the Enterprise... or destroy it.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart of Glory: The Best Episode of Season One, June 30, 2000

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Joe White (Layton, Utah United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 20: Heart Of Glory [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Star Trek: The Next Generation got off to a rocky beginning. Season one was rough with very few bright spots. The producers and writers had yet to make TNG consistently good so it was without great expectations that I watched episode 20, "Heart of Glory", for the first time way back in 1988. I'm lying. I had HUGE expectations for this episode because the previews promised the first Worf story and, more importantly, Klingons!

When the Enterprise discovers a disabled freighter near the Neutral Zone, Picard and crew investigate. What they find is three renegade Klingon officers who are unhappy with the Federation/Klingon alliance. Worf's loyalties are tested by the Klingons but when their leader, Captain Korris (who is portrayed very convincingly by actor Vaughn Armstrong), threatens the Enterprise and her crew, Worf shows his true colors: He's Starfleet, through and through, and no one, not even a fellow Klingon, threatens his ship and shipmates.

Michael Dorn, who has played Worf on seven seasons of TNG, four seasons of DS9 and three Trek movies, gets his first chance to shine. And shine he does. The audience is convinced that Worf, though loyal to Picard and company, is an outcast among Starfleet and his fellow Klingons. He is a loner who will never truly fit in. It's sad yet heroic as we realize, with "Heart of Glory" and the help of later episodes, that Worf will always be true to himself and what he believes is right, no matter the cost. And the cost will be very high as later episodes will illustrate...

Great episode! One of my all-time favorites of ANY Trek series.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a question of Heart, May 3, 2003

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Chapulina R (Tovarischi Imports, USA/RUS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 20: Heart Of Glory [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Heart of Glory" was the eagerly anticipated first-season Klingon story, and it did not disappoint! Worf's mysterious past was finally revealed: how as a child he had been orphaned, to be rescued and raised by a Human Starfleet couple. Many tantalizing facets of Klingon warrior culture were introduced in this episode. Among them, the death-howl, the stashing of covert weapons on one's person, the Bushido-like concept of Honor. And here originated the enduring theme of the Klingon Heart, which would torment Worf through seven seasons of Next Generation and conclude in Deep Space Nine. From the start, Worf's heart is conflicted by Klingon nature and Human nurture; the values of an Imperial warrior against those of a Starfleet Officer. Sometimes Worf would embrace his Klingon heart and sometimes reject it. He would love and avenge a mate, and refuse a dying enemy a transfusion of his blood. He would quit the Federation to join in a Klingon civil war, then show Human compassion for the son of his most hated nemesis. He would impart to culturally-deprived Klingon youths the xenophobic prejudices of their warrior hearts. And ultimately he would renounce it all -- the Chain of Duty, his career, and his Klingon honor and Heart of Glory -- by following his Human heart to save the life of his Trill mate, Jadzia Dax.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "The true test of a warrior is not without, it is within.", June 13, 2004

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Steven Y. "Pop Culture Addict" (Marvel Universe 616) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 20: Heart Of Glory [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The Klingons arrive on the scene in "Heart of Glory" to shake things up in the 24th century. Even though there is an alliance in place between the Klingon Empire and the Federation, you can always rely on those classic warriors to stir up trouble anyway.

The Enterprise-D rescues three Klingons from a damaged Talarian vessel. Unknown to Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), the Klingons are actually fugitives. One of them dies from his injuries after coming aboard. Soon after, the other two fugitives start to devise a plan to take over the ship. They ask Lieutenant Worf (Michael Dorn) to aid them but he remains loyal to his comrades. Eventually, a final showdown ensues in engineering between Worf and one of the fugitives.

"Heart of Glory" was the first Star Trek: The Next Generation Klingon episode and it did not disappoint. The howling during the Klingon Death Ritual was hokey but seeing the Klingons as Star Trek adversaries once more sure rekindled fond memories of their appearances in the original series. The guest performances were solid with Vaughn Armstrong turning in a strong effort as Korris and Charles H. Hyman complimenting him in his role as Konmel. And wasn't that a great moment when that Klingon battle cruiser appeared on the viewscreen? Talk about stirring up those feelings of nostalgia. The Federation and the Klingon Empire are inextricably connected in Star Trek lore and reinforcing this connection in the Next Generation era was a welcome development indeed.