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May 9

Joseph Campbell and Star Wars

Dear All

I have heard about a professor who studied mythology who apparently deeply influenced George Lucas in writing the first Star Wars movie. I was wondering what book exactly Lucas read and how it influenced Star Wars directly.

Thank you for your Answers--2A02:1205:502E:4030:9CEB:7D6A:9F70:35DF (talk) 11:35, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

According to this, it was The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The first link has a table containing a detailed explanation of how the book influenced Star Wars. --Viennese Waltz 12:19, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much!--2A02:1205:502E:4030:C9F8:C092:B846:6344 (talk) 13:39, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]