
An inside look at the making of the movie Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), featuring footage and exclusive interviews with the actors and filmmakers.


“Behind the masks. Beneath the helmets. Big people. Small roles.”
A documentary about ten very different lives connected by having appeared onscreen wearing masks or helmets in Star Wars.

David Prowse
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Jeremy Bulloch
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Angus MacInnes
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Garrick Hagon
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Derek Lyons
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Paul Blake
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Anthony Forrest
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Elstree 1976 is a documentary film released in 2015 exploring themes of space opera. Directed by Jon Spira, it stars David Prowse, Jeremy Bulloch, Angus MacInnes. A documentary about ten very different lives connected by having appeared onscreen wearing masks or helmets in Star Wars.
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