George Lucas

1944-

Biography: life and films

George Lucas is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Modesto, California, USA on 14th May 1944.

His best films as a screenwriter include THX 1138 (1971), American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), Irvin Kershner's The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and whose best work as a film director include THX 1138 (1971), American Graffiti (1973) and Star Wars (1977).

George Lucas has so far scripted 23 films, directed 13 films (including 5 shorts) and was cinematographer on 3 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Steven Spielberg (4 films).

His most frequent genres include: Fantasy (7 films), Documentary (4), comedy-drama (3), romance (2), comedy-romance (2) and Thriller (2).

Our average rating for George Lucas over all films is: 3.4

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer

Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (1967) [d,w]

The Making of 'The Rain People' (1969) [d,w]

THX 1138 (1971) [d,w]

American Graffiti (1973) [d,w]

Star Wars (1977) [d,w]

More American Graffiti (1979) [w]

The Empire Strikes Back (1980) [w]

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) [w]

Return of the Jedi (1983) [w]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) [w]

The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell (1987) [a]

Willow (1988) [w]

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) [w]

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) [a]

The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992) [a]

Radioland Murders (1994) [w]

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) [d,w]

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) [d,w]

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) [d,w]

The Sci-Fi Boys (2006) [a]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) [w]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) [w]

The Phantom Menace Review (2009) [a]

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) [w]

Strange Magic (2015) [w]



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