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The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I

2001 · 66 min

A genial, fly-on-the-wall look behind the curtain, more interesting for craft than drama, and easy to dip into.

Directed by
Jon Shenk
Genres
Documentary
Starring
George Lucas, Jake Lloyd, Steven Spielberg
Overview
The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-production, we get to see visual effects meetings, John Williams' music sessions, and even the storm that wiped out the pod-racers & props.

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Directed by
Jon Shenk
Genres
Documentary
Starring
George Lucas, Jake Lloyd, Steven Spielberg
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  • work
  • technology
  • ambition
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  • documentary
  • true story
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jon Shenk
Starring
George Lucas, Jake Lloyd, Steven Spielberg, Ewan McGregor, Ahmed Best, Rick McCallum, Pernilla August, Ray Park
Cinematography
Jon Shenk
Runtime
66 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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