44 Rare Photographs From The Making Of Star Wars

Spanning five decades and making an estimated $42 billion in revenue, Star Wars has become a permenant fixture in our global culture. In the below gallery, we look at a wonderful collection of behind the scenes photographs from Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, the three original Star Wars that started it all:

Filming the title sequence for The Empire Strikes Back.

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The main cast of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope pose for a photo in the Millennium Falcon.

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The original concept art for C3PO and R2D2.

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Filming Jawa's for Return of the Jedi.

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George Lucas reviews Ewoks before Return Of The Jedi.

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Carrie Fisher hides behind Warwick Davis, who played the ewok Wicket W. Warrick in Return Of The Jedi.

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A set manager meticulously plans a scene with AT-ATs for Return Of The Jedi.

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A Bantha during filming of the original Star Wars. Instead of creating a CGI bantha, an elephant was dressed in a costume of fur and fake horns.

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Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher sign autographs after the release of Return Of The Jedi.

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Chewbacca gets his hair brushed before filming of The Empire Strikes Back.

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George Lucas stands among the many miniature creations of the Star Wars universe.

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Kenny Baker, a 3 foot 8 inch actor, played R2D2 throughout the original Star Wars trilogy.

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Carrie Fisher poses for a picture with her body double during filming of Return Of The Jedi.

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Mark Hamill teases Carrie Fisher on set of Return Of The Jedi.

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Anthony Daniels gets into his C-3PO costume.

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Kenny Baker enjoys a sandwich while still in costume.

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George Lucas poses for a picture with R2D2 during filming of A New Hope.

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