Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-09-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

151 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.4 (2248 Reviews)

Director:

Edith Becker Kevin Burns

Genres:

Documentary History

Cast:

Robert Clotworthy Walter Cronkite George Lucas Steven Spielberg

Writer:

Ed Singer

Fullplot:

This documentary chronicles the making of the original Star Wars trilogy from start to finish. We get some background on George Lucas' start in the business and then continue with the making of Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). The visual/special effects and financial problems are explained as well as casting, editing, scoring and releasing the films with tons of archival footage and interviews with plenty of cast & crew members.

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