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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

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From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2004-09-20

Runtime: 151 mins

Director: Edith Becker, Kevin Burns

Writer: Ed Singer

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Production Companies: Fox Television Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., Prometheus Entertainment

Production Countries: United States of America

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