Summary
A Welshman delighted and infuriated Star Wars fans in equal measure when he was the shock recruit to the director's chair for the third film in the cult series. With Return of the Jedi set to be released on DVD as part of the original Star Wars trilogy for the first time next week, Gareth Morgan looks at the soap opera behind the biggest grossing space opera of all time
A LONG time ago, in a movie studio far, far away, and Cardiff- born Richard Marquand is sitting in a mock-up of an Imperial control booth.See the full content of this document
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Why 'Star Wars' Fans Still Fight Over a Welshman
He is dressed up as a space age military commander, pretending to control a hi-tech war walker vehicle, and waiting patiently to be jumped upon by three furry aliens.
Seconds later, a giant hairy Wookie known as Chewbacca leaps in from above alongside t...See the full content of this document
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