| Lucas coordinates with John Stears on the little Astro Droids. |
A momentous day in the past and for the future, as March 22nd, 1976 saw the commencement of filming of a certain quirky, so-called low-budget space fantasy adventure called The Star Wars at the out there Salt Flats of Nefta, Tunisia, in which a small group of actors mingled with droids and small Jawas (and a relatively unenthused British crew) to bring writer/director/visionary George Lucas's very special enduring fantasy saga to life.
And the rest is history...
Star Wars: A New Hope Began Filming 50 Years Ago Today | StarWars.com
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| A sci-fi/fantasy universe like no other begins filming at Nefta. |
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| Conferring with George Lucas on a busy. difficult first day for the film-maker. |


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