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Freiheit (German for "freedom") is a 1966 short film by George Lucas, made while he was a student at the University of Southern California's film school.[1][2] His third film, it was the first to contain a narrative.[3]
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| Directed by | George Lucas |
| Written by | George Lucas |
| Starring | Randal Kleiser |
| Cinematography | George Lucas |
| Edited by | George Lucas |
| Distributed by | University of Southern California |
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Running time | 3 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
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The film follows a young East German man (Randal Kleiser) who is running through the forest as he attempts to escape to freedom. When he encounters the clearing that marks the border with West Germany, he tries to run across it, but ends up being shot multiple times by the border guards and is mortally wounded. As he succumbs to his injuries, various voices comment on the nature of freedom. At the end of the film, a guard approaches and inspects the man’s body.
Production
editThe movie was filmed entirely in Malibu Creek, California.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fensch, Thomas, Films on the Campus, A.S. Barnes & Co, New York, 1970, ISBN 0-498-07428-5.
- ^ Pollock, Dale, Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas, Harmony Books, New York, 1983, ISBN 0-517-54677-9.
- ^ Freiheit, George Lucas' Short Student Film About a Fatal Run from Communism (1966), by Colin Marshall, 2013-05-10, Open Culture
- ^ Jones, Brian Jay (6 December 2016). George Lucas: A Life. Little, Brown. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-0-316-25745-9.
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