Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
Jul 05 2005
•1h 56m
•Documentary, TV Movie
Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.
Cast
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Mark Hamill
Narrator (voice)
Steven Spielberg
Self
George Lucas
Self
Ridley Scott
Self
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