49 Fantastic Behind-The-Scenes Photos From The Original Star Wars Trilogy

Published December 18, 2015
Updated November 23, 2017

As the world gears up for the release of the much anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it’s important to remember where the series came from. From a modern lens, the original trilogy may not seem too impressive, but the films utilized groundbreaking technology and filming techniques that would influence movies for generations.

We pay homage to the original Star Wars trilogy by looking at behind the scenes photos that capture just how groundbreaking the films really were:

Empire Strikes Back Luke Darth Vader
Alec Guinness Birthday
R2d2 And 3cpo
Stormtroopers
49 Fantastic Behind-The-Scenes Photos From The Original Star Wars Trilogy
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Thanks to Dorkly, StarWars.com, and The Week.

Enjoy these epic photos from the making of the original Star Wars? Then check out our other galleries on rare Star Wars photographs and PBH2's collection of Star Wars propaganda posters.

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Alexander Baldwin
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Alexander is a cofounder of All That's Interesting with an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in History and Economics and an MSc from the School of Oriental and African Studies in Economics.
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John Kuroski
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Based in Brooklyn, New York, John Kuroski is the editorial director of All That's Interesting. He graduated from New York University with a degree in history, earning a place in the Phi Alpha Theta honor society for history students. An editor at All That's Interesting since 2015, his areas of expertise include modern American history and the ancient Near East. In an editing career spanning 17 years, he previously served as managing editor of Elmore Magazine in New York City for seven years.
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Baldwin, Alexander. "49 Fantastic Behind-The-Scenes Photos From The Original Star Wars Trilogy." AllThatsInteresting.com, December 18, 2015, https://allthatsinteresting.com/star-wars-behind-the-scenes-photos. Accessed August 10, 2025.