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From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

1983 · 65 min

A genial, nostalgic peek behind the curtain, full of workshop wonder and fond reminiscence rather than drama.

Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
Starring
George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Overview
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the original Star Wars trilogy, with particular emphasis on the final film, Return of the Jedi. Narrated by actor Mark Hamill, the documentary was written by Richard Schickel who had written the previous television documentaries The Making of Star Wars (1977) and SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

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Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
Starring
George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
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  • art
  • technology
  • memory
  • ambition
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  • workplace
  • wilderness
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contemporary
Audience
family
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  • documentary
  • true story
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  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Realism8
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Genres
documentary, tv movie
Written by
Richard Schickel
Starring
George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Ben Burtt, Phil Tippett, Stuart Freeborn, Joe Johnston
Cinematography
Robert Charlton
Runtime
65 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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