Since the magical introductory sentence “ Once upon a time, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away” was first heard in 1977 ...“ flickered across the cinema screen, generations of film and sci-fi fans have known Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, R2-D2 and C-3PO and of course the most popular villain and worst father in the universe, Darth Vader , followed on their adventurous journeys through the endless expanses of space, have fought - depending on the individual's moral disposition - on the side of the rebels or the stormtroopers, wrecked the Millennium Falcon, defaced the syntax with Master Yoda and made the lightsaber dance.

With his Star Wars saga, George Lucas a world of mythical radiance and the Film franchise in cinema history That he was involved in the conception of star Wars through the book “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” by the American literary scholar and myth researcher Joseph Campbell (1904–1987), whom he admired, and the archetypal basic structure of the hero's journey That this recipe, enriched with Western motifs, slapstick elements, popcorn dialogues and a bit of Far Eastern spirituality and staged with a The fact that the previously unknown amount of trick technology and special effects actually worked and that he had created an epic of lasting fascination came as a surprise even to Lucas at the time.

This volume, created in close cooperation with George Lucas and Lucasfilm , covers the history of the Original trilogy away - Star Wars (= Episode IV: A New Hope ), The Empire Strikes Back (= Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back ) and Return of the Jedi (= Episode VI: Return of the Jedi ). It contains a Exclusive interview with Lucas and is packed with rarely seen documents , with script pages, production documents, concept designs, storyboards and of course a wealth of photos from the films and the set . May the force be with you!