George Lucas

Known For: Directing

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: May 14, 1944 (81 years old)

Place of Birth: Modesto, California, USA

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.

2026

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The Mandalorian & Grogu

2024

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Jim Henson Idea Man

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Music by John Williams

2023

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Willow: Behind the Magic

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Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

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A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

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Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

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Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero

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Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

2022

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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

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If These Walls Could Sing

2021

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Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2020

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The Skywalker Legacy

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LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special

2019

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The Phantom Menace 20 Years Later

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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2018

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

2017

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Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

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Spielberg

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Scout: A Star Wars Story

2016

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Paris Can Wait

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Rebel Scum

2015

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Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

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Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

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Sean Connery: In His Own Words

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Strange Magic

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Strange Magic

2014

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A Night at the Movies: George Lucas & The World of Fantasy Cinema

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Face of Unity

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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

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Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master

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And the Oscar Goes To...

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Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars

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Citizen Vader

2013

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Milius

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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

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From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

2012

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Close Up

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Side by Side

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns

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Red Tails

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LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

2011

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A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

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Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth

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Project Happiness

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LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy

2010

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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

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The People vs. George Lucas

2009

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Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

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LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2

2008

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Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood

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The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick

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Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2007

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Heckler

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Robot Chicken: Star Wars

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Fog City Mavericks

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Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

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Journey Through the Labyrinth

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Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

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The Pixar Story

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Star Warriors

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Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

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Sicko

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Robot Chicken: Star Wars

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

2006

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The Sci-Fi Boys

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Creatures from Star Wars

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Cinema16: American Short Films

2005

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Alien Planet

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Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III

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Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

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Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa

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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga

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Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us

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Hollywood's Greatest Villains

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The Chosen One

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George Lucas: Creating an Empire

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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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Le court des grands

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Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume One

2004

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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

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When Star Wars Ruled the World

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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

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Tell Them Who You Are

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The Characters of Star Wars

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Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

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Star Wars, la trilogie - Les bonus

2003

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The Music of 'Indiana Jones'

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Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

2002

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Films Are Not Released, They Escape

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State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'

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From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'