Tuesday 20 October 2020

AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: A BRUTAL WAR!


In memorable on location photos that definitely captured the sense of hardship, comradeship and brutality of war seen with our very own real-life conflicts in the trenches of World War One, exhausted and injured Rebel soldiers gather whilst their comrades fight on against the walkers, Such near-realistic images weren't ultimately seen in the completed film (alongside shots of dead dummy Rebel soldiers littering the snowscape), perhaps considered too adult and realistic for the fantasy film, despite the overall darkness prevalent in this first sequel.


The above posed location photo would clearly be an inspiration for one of the rarer-seen Ralph McQuarrie production paintings for the film. 


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