The Making of Star Wars

"...as told by C-3PO and R2-D2."

1977 0h 49m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 41★7.4IMDB · 738

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Synopsis

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Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2 which includes interviews with George Lucas and appearances by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.

“...as told by C-3PO and R2-D2.”

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Cast

William Conrad
Narrator (voice)
George Lucas
Self
Mark Hamill
Self
Carrie Fisher
Self
Harrison Ford
Self
Alec Guinness
Self
Anthony Daniels
C-3PO
Gary Kurtz
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Guenette
Writers: Richard Schickel
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 49-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Guenette, shot by David Myers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nick Cominos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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William Conrad and George Lucas and Mark Hamill carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "...as told by C-3PO and R2-D2.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Guenette directs. David Myers behind the camera. Nick Cominos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Tight 49-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Robert Guenette, shot by David Myers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Nick Cominos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7William Conrad and George Lucas and Mark Hamill carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "...as told by C-3PO and R2-D2.".
9IMDB entry: tt0295414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "behind the scenes", "obsessed fan", "making of", "documentary filmmaking".