Dec 03, 1983
65 min
Full-HD

From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi' : The Making of a Saga (1983)

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).

Category

Documentary TV Movie

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United States of America

Companies

Lucasfilm Ltd.

George Lucas

Self

Mark Hamill

Self, Narrator

Carrie Fisher

Self

Harrison Ford

Self

Ben Burtt

Self

Phil Tippett

Self

Stuart Freeborn

Self

Joe Johnston

Self

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