From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
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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).
Status: Released
Released Date: 1983-12-03
Runtime: 65 mins
Director:
Writer: Richard Schickel
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
Original title: From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Production Companies: Lucasfilm Ltd.
Production Countries: United States of America
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