Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Narrated byRobert Clotworthy
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkHistory Channel
ReleaseMay 28, 2007 (2007-05-28)
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Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (TLR) is a television documentary which premiered on the History Channel in May 2007. It was produced by Prometheus Entertainment in association with The History Channel and Lucasfilm Ltd. The executive producer and director was Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Burns.[1]

The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also makes various connections to Greek mythology.[2] It consists of a number of interviews with well-known politicians, journalists and critics, such as John Lyden, professor Chad Stanley, Tom Brokaw, Stephen Colbert and Peter Jackson, along with historical content and clips from all six of the Star Wars movies.[3]

  1. ^ Vyse, Graham (11 December 2015). "Newt Gingrich Goes Full 'Star Wars' Nerd in 2007 Ken Burns Documentary". Inside Sources. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ Pelan, Tim (30 June 2014). "Star Wars The Legacy Revealed Documentary". Cinetropolis. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Parallels to history, religion, literature make Star Wars great America myth". Times Leader. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.