Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 2004

7.2/10

NETFLIX Rating : 3

IMDB Rating : 8.4

FD Smart Rating : 7.2

Synopsis : This documentary chronicles the making of all three 'Star Wars' films in the original trilogy and their impact on popular culture.

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Anguilla , Antigua and Barbuda , Argentina , Aruba , Bahamas , Barbados , Belize , Bermuda , Bolivia , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , Brazil , Cayman Islands , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Curaçao , Dominica , Dominican Republic , Ecuador , El Salvador , French Guiana , Grenada , Guadeloupe , Guatemala , Guyana , Haiti , Honduras , Jamaica , Martinique , Mexico , Montserrat , Nicaragua , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Saint Barthélemy , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Saint Lucia , Saint Martin , Saint Vincent , Sint Maarten (Dutch part) , Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , Turks and Caicos Islands , Uruguay , Venezuela , Virgin Islands, British

Directors:

Edith Becker , Kevin Burns

Actors:

Robert Clotworthy , Walter Cronkite , George Lucas , Steven Spielberg

Creators:

Ed Singer

Languages:

English , English [Original]

Subtitles:

Spanish , Brazilian Portuguese

Genres:

Documentary, History, Sci-Fi

Release Date:

2004

Run Time:

1h30m

Maturity Rating:

Recommended for ages 7 and up

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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