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]

Freiheit
Directed byGeorge Lucas
Written byGeorge Lucas
StarringRandal Kleiser
CinematographyGeorge Lucas
Edited byGeorge Lucas
Distributed byUniversity of Southern California
Release date
  • 1966 (1966)
Running time
3 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A memorial in Berlin from 2004 to 2005 to those who lost their lives attempting to cross the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie

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

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The movie was filmed entirely in Malibu Creek, California.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fensch, Thomas, Films on the Campus, A.S. Barnes & Co, New York, 1970, ISBN 0-498-07428-5.
  2. ^ Pollock, Dale, Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas, Harmony Books, New York, 1983, ISBN 0-517-54677-9.
  3. ^ Freiheit, George Lucas' Short Student Film About a Fatal Run from Communism (1966), by Colin Marshall, 2013-05-10, Open Culture
  4. ^ 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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