Jul 05, 2005
56 min
Full-HD

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005)

Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.

Category

Documentary TV Movie

Country

United States of America

Companies

Lorac Productions Turner Classic Movies

Mark Hamill

Narrator (voice)

Steven Spielberg

Self

George Lucas

Self

Ridley Scott

Self

James Cameron

Self

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