#8 - Star Wars: Combining Nazi propaganda and Samurai to make film history

It’s 1977 and a tiny blockade runner is chased by the scariest triangle in film history. The movie is not just part of cinema history, it leans on the history of cinema. NEON takes you from a galaxy far far away, to feudal Japan and the films of Akira Kurosawa. This episode also looks at how much World War II shaped the look and feel of this sci-fi film. It also has an interesting story of how we nearly ended up with a very different and far worse version of the film.Written & Presented by Jem DuducuProduced by Dan MorelleMusic: Nas - Hip Hop is DeadBe awesome, support us on PatreonSubscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.