From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

Dec 3, 1983

1h 5m

★ 7.1

Overview

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).

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Cast

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George Lucas

Self - Narrator

Mark Hamill

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Carrie Fisher

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Harrison Ford

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Ben Burtt

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Phil Tippett

Self

Stuart Freeborn

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Joe Johnston

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John Williams

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Tim Rose

Self

Dennis Muren

Self

Richard Marquand

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