From film school to San Francisco
After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas moved to San Francisco and co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. He later established Lucasfilm.
Film
George Lucas
Creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic, LucasArts and THX.
George Lucas is an American filmmaker and philanthropist associated with the New Hollywood movement and the development of the modern blockbuster. His connection to Como comes through Villa del Balbianello, where he filmed Anakin and Padmé's secret wedding for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
Worth knowing
Film technology companies
Lucas founded Industrial Light & Magic and THX. Through Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound, he was involved in the production of many major American films before selling Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.
The success of Star Wars
Star Wars, released in 1977 and later retitled A New Hope, had a troubled production but became a surprise hit. It was the highest-grossing film at the time, won six Academy Awards and sparked a cultural phenomenon.
Villa del Balbianello in Star Wars
Lucas filmed Anakin and Padmé's secret wedding for Star Wars: Episode II at Villa del Balbianello, using the villa's loggia and terraces as the setting.
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Villa del Balbianello
He filmed Anakin and Padmé's secret wedding for Star Wars: Episode II at the villa's loggia and terraces.
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