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Elstree 1976

Elstree 1976

Documentary · 2015

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

Movie details

Elstree 1976

“Behind the masks. Beneath the helmets. Big people. Small roles.”

2015 Documentary 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.9 / 10

1.6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

81 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

66 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jon Spira

Written by

Jon Spira

David Prowse

David Prowse

Self

Jeremy Bulloch

Jeremy Bulloch

Self

Angus MacInnes

Angus MacInnes

Self

Garrick Hagon

Garrick Hagon

Self

Derek Lyons

Derek Lyons

Self

P

Pam Rose

Self

Paul Blake

Paul Blake

Self

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Put Elstree 1976 on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.