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George Lucas

1944-05-14 Modesto, California, USA

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Biografia

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Lucas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Películas

Jim Henson Idea Man Self (archive footage) 2024-05-18
Music by John Williams Self - Filmmaker 2024-11-01
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford Self 2023-12-01
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain Self 2023-12-08
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened Self (archive footage) 2023-03-11
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero Self 2023-02-01
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter? self 2023-07-08
Willow: Behind the Magic Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2023-01-25
If These Walls Could Sing Self 2022-09-03
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2022-09-07
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett Self 2021-11-12
Indiana Jones : à la recherche de l'âge d'or perdu Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2021-05-07
The Skywalker Legacy Self (archive footage) 2020-03-18
The Phantom Menace 20 Years Later Self 2019-05-19
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits Self 2019-09-29
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Self 2019-10-25
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies Self 2017-11-12
Spielberg Self 2017-10-05
Raiders, Raptors and Rebels: Behind the Magic of ILM Self - Filmmaker / Founder, ILM 2015-07-19
Sean Connery: In His Own Words Self 2015-08-18
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond Self 2015-12-10
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel Self 2015-12-15
A Night at the Movies: George Lucas & The World of Fantasy Cinema Self 2014-11-25
Face of Unity Self 2014-01-01
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2014-12-12
And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Milius Self 2013-03-09
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking Self - Executive Producer (archive footage) 2013-04-05
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster Self 2013-07-19
Close Up Self (archive footage) 2012-09-30
Side by Side Self 2012-08-19
Science-fiction et paranoïa: La culture de la peur aux Etats-Unis Self 2011-05-06
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later Self 2011-09-16
Project Happiness Self 2011-05-01
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Self 2010-11-12
The People vs. George Lucas Self (archive footage) 2010-03-14
Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage) 2009-09-05
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel Self 2009-09-12
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't Self 2008-06-03
Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood Self 2008-04-01
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped Self 2008-09-23
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 Self 2007-10-23
Star Warriors Self 2007-01-01
The Pixar Story Himself 2007-08-28
Journey Through the Labyrinth Self 2007-08-01
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick Self 2007-10-23
Fog City Mavericks Self 2007-10-24
Heckler Self 2007-11-04
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Self (voice) 2007-07-17
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' Self 2007-10-23
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed Self 2007-05-28
Criaturas de La guerra de las galaxias Self 2006-12-12
The Sci-Fi Boys Self 2006-04-27
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Baron Papanoida (uncredited) 2005-05-17
Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa Self 2005-01-01
George Lucas: Creating an Empire Self 2005-01-27
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa Self 2005-03-29
The Chosen One Self 2005-11-09
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us Self 2005-07-05
Alien Planet Self 2005-05-14
Hollywood's Greatest Villains Self 2005-12-01
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga Self 2005-03-22
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III Self 2005-11-01
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema Self 2005-09-13
The Characters of Star Wars Self 2004-09-21
Tell Them Who You Are Self 2004-09-06
When Star Wars Ruled the World Self 2004-09-18
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Self 2004-10-12
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' Self 2004-08-14
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing Self 2004-05-01
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy Self 2004-09-12
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope Self 2004-09-14
The Music of 'Indiana Jones' Self 2003-10-21
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy self 2003-10-21
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' Self 2002-11-12
Films Are Not Released, They Escape Self 2002-11-12
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II' Self 2002-11-12
The Beginning: Making Episode I Self 2001-10-16
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome Self 2001-11-25
Kurosawa Self (archive footage) 2000-12-24
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic Self 1999-06-15
The Mythology of Star Wars Self 1999-01-01
Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars Self 1999-07-18
The Making of 'American Graffiti' Self 1998-09-15
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs Self 1998-01-01
The Harryhausen Chronicles Self 1997-01-01
Men in Black Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) 1997-07-02
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery Self 1997-02-06
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' Self 1996-10-01
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Self 1995-06-05
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects Self 1994-05-22
Beverly Hills Cop III Disappointed Man 1994-05-24
Young Indy Around the World Self 1993-04-21
The Magical World of Chuck Jones Self 1992-10-23
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros. Self 1991-09-14
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Self 1991-11-27
Hook Man Kissing on Bridge (uncredited) 1991-04-10
Martin Scorsese Directs Self 1990-06-16
映画の肖像 黒澤明 大林宣彦 映画的対話 MAKING OF 'DREAMS' Self 1990-11-02
Willow: The Making of an Adventure Self - Executive Producer 1988-04-26
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Self 1988-01-02
Citizen Steve Self - Filmmaker 1987-01-01
The Making of Captain EO Self 1986-09-12
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Missionary (uncredited) 1984-05-23
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' Self 1984-12-04
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi Self 1983-11-21
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga Self 1983-12-03
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' Self 1981-11-28
Star Wars: Music by John Williams Self 1980-05-18
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back Self 1980-09-22
The Making of Star Wars Self 1977-09-16
American Graffiti Pinkie’s Pizza Employee (voice) (uncredited) 1973-08-11
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' Self 1971-03-01
George Lucas: Maker of Films Self 1971-04-01
The New Cinema Self 1968-01-01
Filmmaker Self (voice) (uncredited) 1968-12-01
Megadoc Self