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Anthony Daniels' original third-draft script from the production of George Lucas' Star Wars: A New Hope. Credited to Lucas, dated "August 1, 1975", and featuring the original title of "The Star Wars - From The Adventures of Luke Starkiller", this is - according to Daniels - likely one of the first Star Wars scripts he ever received. As such, it was considered too precious to annotate.

The script is 112 pages long, including the title page and a page which features a quote from the "Journal of the Whills", originally conceived by Lucas as a plot device, whereby an immortal being - a Whill - watched and recorded the events of the film. The script is bound between blue card covers with two butterfly fasteners. The front cover features an original triangular "The Star Wars" sticker, and "63" is handwritten in the top right corner of the title page. There are minor stains on the blue card covers. Dimensions: 28 cm x 22 cm x 1 cm (11" x 8 3/4" x 1/2")

Additional Provenance: This lot comes from the personal collection of actor Anthony Daniels. Daniels plays loyal protocol droid C-3PO in the Star Wars saga. He first appeared in the role in 1977 and is the only actor to appear in all Star Wars feature films to date.

Estimate: £10,000 - 20,000 M



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