George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.
After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his earlier student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was the film American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.
Lucas's next film, the epic space opera Star Wars (1977), had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). With director Steven Spielberg, he created, produced and co-wrote the Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989) and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). He also produced and wrote a variety of films and television series through Lucasfilm between the 1970s and the 2010s.
In 1997, Lucas rereleased the Star Wars trilogy as part of a special edition featuring several alterations; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011. He returned to directing with a Star Wars prequel trilogy comprising The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). He last collaborated on the CGI-animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2014, 2020), the war film Red Tails (2012), and the CGI film Strange Magic (2015).
Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. His films are among the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Lucas is considered a significant figure of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement.
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Music by John Williams
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Jim Henson Idea Man
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Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
2023
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Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
2023
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Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
2023
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A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
2023
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Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
2023
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Willow: Behind the Magic
2023
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
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If These Walls Could Sing
2022
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Light & Magic
2022
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Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
2021
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Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
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Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
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The Skywalker Legacy
2020
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
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The Phantom Menace 20 Years Later
2019
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James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
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Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
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Spielberg
2017
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Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
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Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
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Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
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A Night at the Movies: George Lucas & The World of Fantasy Cinema
2014
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Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master
2014
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
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Face of Unity
2014
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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
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From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2013
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Milius
2013
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Close Up
2012
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Side by Side
2012
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A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
2011
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Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
2011
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Project Happiness
2011
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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
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The People vs. George Lucas
2010
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Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
2009
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
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The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
2008
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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008
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Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood
2008
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Heckler
2007
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Fog City Mavericks
2007
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Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007
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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
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Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
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The Pixar Story
2007
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Journey Through the Labyrinth
2007
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2007
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Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007
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Star Warriors
2007
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Creatures from Star Wars
2006
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The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
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Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005
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The Chosen One
2005
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Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
2005
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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
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Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
2005
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
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Alien Planet
2005
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Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
2005
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Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga
2005
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
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The Characters of Star Wars
2004
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When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
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Tell Them Who You Are
2004
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
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Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004
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Star Wars: Clone Wars
2003
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The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
2003
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The O.C.
2003
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Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002
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State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
2002
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From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
2002
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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
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The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
2001
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Kurosawa
2000
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Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars
1999
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From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
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The Mythology of Star Wars
1999
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The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
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Men in Black
1997
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Just Shoot Me!
1997
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Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
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The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997
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The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
1995
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Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
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Young Indy Around the World
1993
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The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
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Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
1991
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Hook
1991
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Making of 'Dreams'
1990
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Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
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Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
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Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
1988
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Citizen Steve
1987
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The Making of Captain EO
1986
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The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
1984
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
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Al TV
1984
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From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
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Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
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The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
1981
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The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
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Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980
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The Making of Star Wars
1977
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George Lucas: Maker of Films
1971
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Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
1971
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Filmmaker
1968
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The New Cinema
1968
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The Oscars
1953
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Megadoc
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