Tuesday 26 October 2021

AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: THE CRIPPLING BLOW!


From Media Historian/Author/Star Wars Archivist Paul Duncan on Facebook - July 2021:

The shot of Luke’s right hand being cut off was filmed on July 27, 1979 in three takes with two cameras. The scene was repeated with different lenses, different framings, and different angles. Director Irvin Kershner knew that this was the key scene of the movie and was keen to capture it in full.


Ivor Beddoes storyboard for the all-important sequence.


"There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you..."


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