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Director • Born 1944

Roger Christian

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About

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.

Known for

Star Wars posterStar WarsMovie • 1977Alien posterAlienMovie • 1979Return of the Jedi posterReturn of the JediMovie • 1983Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace posterStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceMovie • 1999Life of Brian posterLife of BrianMovie • 1979Battlefield Earth posterBattlefield EarthMovie • 2000Prisoners of the Sun posterPrisoners of the SunMovie • 2013And Soon the Darkness posterAnd Soon the DarknessMovie • 1970Underworld posterUnderworldMovie • 1996The Final Cut posterThe Final CutMovie • 1995The Last Remake of Beau Geste posterThe Last Remake of Beau GesteMovie • 1977The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure posterThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First AdventureMovie • 2000Masterminds posterMastermindsMovie • 1997Stranded posterStrandedMovie • 201313 Eerie poster13 EerieMovie • 2013Nostradamus posterNostradamusMovie • 1994The Sender posterThe SenderMovie • 1982Black Angel posterBlack AngelMovie • 1980