The Definitive History of Star Wars (2015)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Mark Adderley

Synopsis

Documentary taking a behind-the-scenes look at how the world's biggest, multi-billion pound movie series came into existence. Featuring rare interviews with Star Wars producers Gary Kurtz and Robert Watts and insights from those members of the creative team who won Oscars making the visual effects. Plus, a few little-known and surprising facts surrounding the film franchise

Actors

Gary Kurtz
Gary Kurtz
Contributor
Robert Watts
Robert Watts
Contributor

Crews

Mark Adderley
Mark Adderley
Director
Mark Adderley
Mark Adderley
Producer

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