Was Star Wars borrowed from Kurosawa's 'The Hidden Fortress'?
@buttheadface932 (708)
United States
January 5, 2016 10:09pm CST
George Lucas admitted it gave him the basic idea!
George Lucas has acknowledged that Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress inspired parts of his own saga. Nicholas Barber looks at just how far the similarities go.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
6 Jan 16
I have seen The Hidden Fortress - it has a few ideas that could have inspired elements of Star Wars, a bolshy Princess who isn't entirely grateful for being rescued and two comic relief samurai who have a touch of R2 & C3 about them, but then, Laurel & Hardy were doing that before The Hidden Fortress - good film but not one of Kurosawa's best
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@buttheadface932 (708)
• United States
7 Jan 16
Thanks Arthur. I have it on my Movies Bucket List now lol. Is it subtitled?
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
7 Jan 16
@buttheadface932 yes you should be able to get editions with subtitles
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@buttheadface932 (708)
• United States
7 Jan 16
@arthurchappell Thanks. I'm in the mood for a good adventure in black and white film ;)
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