G'day, it is conceivable that Gen. Chang was based very very loosely on Diyan.
In that same
film, David Warner's character (Gorkon), was meant to be a kind of hybrid
between
Gorbechev and Lincoln! It maybe that they also wanted Chang to have a "link" to
another
historical and controversial political figure such as Diyan. I really liked
Christopher
Plummer in Star Trek 6; he really contributed to making that film the best out
of the
original 6 that were made. He really really puts an extra special twist into the
villains he
plays





--- In christopherplummerfanclub@yahoogroups.com, "plummermad"
<plummermad@...> wrote:
>
> I liked the Plummer article that you posted. Interesting that he may
> reappear on stage early next year. Lets hope!
>
> On another note - Does anyone know if Christopher Plummer based his
> General Chang character (from Star Trek VI) on Israeli military leader
> Moshe Dayan? Dayan was also an eye-patched charismatic Chief of Staff
> who was very complex and controversial - a brilliant dangerous cynic
> with little restraint! Seems to fit but maybe just a coincidence?
>