The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars by J. W. Rinzler comes out April 24 in both a hardcover ($75) and trade paperback version. The foreword by Peter Jackson chronicles how the future Lord of the Rings director was immediately encouraged by the original Star Wars to pick up a camera and start filming.

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