Roger Christian

Birthday: 1944-02-25

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Biography: Roger Christian (born 25 February 1944) is an English set decorator, production designer and feature film director. He won an Academy Award for his work on the original Star Wars and was Oscar-nominated for his work on Alien. Christian directed the second unit on both Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as well as feature films including The Sender and Nostradamus. He also directed the 2000 film Battlefield Earth which is regarded as one of the worst films ever made.

Movies

Memory: The Origins of Alien

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The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars

Superfan David Whiteley celebrates the unsung British heroes behind the first film in the Star Wars’...

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The Beast Within: Making Alien

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew tra...

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Alien: Terror in Space

A retrospective look at the global impact of Alien, the science fiction and horror masterpiece direc...

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