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Star Wars - the film
It is 35 years since one of the biggest movie franchises of all time hit cinema screens. It was made on a low budget and much of the filming was done in England.
It is 35 years since one of the biggest movie franchises of all time hit cinema screens.
It was made on a low budget and much of the filming was done in England.
Hear from one of the English actors who found fame through Star Wars, playing the robot C3PO.
Photo: Anthony Daniels with C3PO. (Getty Images.)
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