The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film

by J.W. Rinzler

Book Overview

A must-have for Star Wars fans--the definitive behind-the-scenes history of the classic film that started it all

After the 1973 success of American Graffiti, filmmaker George Lucas made the fateful decision to pursue a longtime dream project: a space fantasy movie unlike any ever produced. Lucas envisioned a swashbuckling SF saga inspired by the Flash Gordon serials classic American westerns, the epic cinema of Japanese auteur...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345494768
• ISBN13: 9780345494764
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Random House Worlds
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 6.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 10.7" x 11.8"