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Elstree 1976

"Behind the masks. Beneath the helmets. Big people. Small roles."

2015

1h 30m

6.2(42 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A documentary about ten very different lives connected by having appeared onscreen wearing masks or helmets in Star Wars.

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10 members

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David Prowse

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Jeremy Bulloch

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Angus MacInnes

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Garrick Hagon

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Derek Lyons

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Pam Rose

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Paul Blake

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Anthony Forrest

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John Chapman

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Laurie Goode

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