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Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - the Force Behind Star Wars

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18/07/1999

BBC Four - Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - the Force Behind Star Wars

The story of the man whose visionary ideas about myth helped shape the Star Wars cycle.

The story of the man whose visionary ideas about myth helped shape the Star Wars cycle. Joseph Campbell's writings are the missing link between ancient myths and modern films.

Documentary which tells the remarkable story of a man whose visionary ideas about myth helped shape the whole Star Wars cycle of films. Joseph Campbell's writings are the missing link between ancient myths and modern movies, Homer and Hollywood 'high concept'. His ideas about the universal appeal of stories involving a 'hero's journey' have also influenced films as diverse as Mad Max and Babe. Campbell himself was a reluctant hero, who lived a scholerly life - he didn't own a television and rarely went to the cinema. Yet Campbell remains a force in Hollywood. With contributions from George Lucas, director George Miller, and writers Robert McKee and Richard Adams, among others.

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