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The 28 pages that link to George Lucas, each with the reason it gives.

• New HollywoodRelated: His career links the directors’ era to franchise-driven filmmaking and new forms of independent production.

• Steven SpielbergRelated: Their friendship and shared adventure-film projects connected two major directors of the New Hollywood era.

• Francis Ford CoppolaRelated: Lucas was Coppola’s friend and collaborator, and Coppola supported his early filmmaking.

• Akira KurosawaRelated: Lucas cited Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress as an influence on Star Wars.

• Star WarsRelated: Lucas conceived the franchise and established its initial story, characters, and visual style.

• James CameronCompared with: Lucas and Cameron both shaped effects-driven cinema through distinct franchises and production systems.

• John WilliamsRelated: Lucas’s space-opera world became the setting for some of Williams’s best-known themes.

• Joseph CampbellRelated: Lucas credited Campbell’s hero’s journey with informing the structure of Star Wars.

• Apocalypse NowRelated: Lucas was originally attached to direct the project before Coppola took it over.

• Harrison FordRelated: Lucas cast Ford in American Graffiti and later as Han Solo.

• Raiders of the Lost ArkRelated: He developed the Indiana Jones concept and co-wrote the story with Philip Kaufman.

• Christopher LeeRelated: Lucas directed Lee as Count Dooku in Attack of the Clones.

• Samuel L. JacksonRelated: Lucas cast Jackson as Mace Windu, a role Jackson had long wanted in the saga.

• Short filmRelated: His student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB developed into a feature film.

• The Empire Strikes BackRelated: He developed the saga’s story while entrusting this film’s direction to Kershner.

• Walter MurchRelated: Lucas and Murch worked together early in their careers, including on THX 1138.

• Alec GuinnessRelated: Lucas cast Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars film.

• Mark HamillRelated: Lucas cast Hamill as Luke Skywalker and directed him in the original Star Wars film.

• Natalie PortmanRelated: Lucas directed the prequel films in which Portman played Padmé Amidala.

• David FincherRelated: Fincher’s early visual-effects work at Lucas’s company preceded his move into directing.

• Ewan McGregorRelated: Lucas cast McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

• Carrie FisherRelated: Lucas cast Fisher as Leia and directed her in the original Star Wars film.

• Bob IgerRelated: Iger negotiated Disney’s 2012 purchase of Lucasfilm from Lucas.

• Matt LucasCompared with: The shared surname often invites confusion, but George Lucas is unrelated to Matt Lucas.

• Wolfman JackRelated: Lucas cast Wolfman Jack as himself in American Graffiti, linking the DJ to a major film about 1960s youth culture.

• Don LaFontaineRelated: LaFontaine narrated trailers for films in Lucas’s Star Wars universe.

• History of film technologyRelated: His work helped drive the adoption of digital cameras and postproduction systems.

• Richard DreyfussRelated: Lucas directed Dreyfuss in American Graffiti, an early breakthrough for both.