
Richard Marquand
Director · 1937 – 1987 · Cardiff, Wales, UK
Richard Alfred Marquand (22 September 1937 – 4 September 1987) was a Welsh film director best known for directing the blockbuster Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983).
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Movie7.9AdventureActionLuke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.
Return of the Jedi
1983 · 17K votes
Movie7.4DocumentaryTV MovieFrom Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the original Star Wars trilogy, with particular emphasis on the final film, Return of the Jedi. Narrated by actor Mark Hamill, the documentary was written by Richard Schickel who had written the previous television documentaries The Making of Star Wars (1977) and SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983 · 23 votes
Movie8.8DocumentaryGo behind the scenes — and into the costumes — as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this in-depth exploration of the painstaking techniques utilized by George Lucas to create the classic creatures and characters seen in the film.
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983 · 13 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryA film about the life of A Passage to India author E M Forster, following his huge growth as a writer and the twists and turns of his personal life.
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
2019 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryIn 1987, Christopher Sykes interviewed Bob Dylan. Their meeting revealed a side of Dylan that is rarely seen - direct, playful and fully engaged in the conversation.
Getting to Dylan
1987
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Writers, actors, directors discuss E.M. Forster and his literary works.