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Freiheit (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.Fensch, Thomas, 'Films on the Campus', A.S. Barnes & Co, New York, 1970, .Pollock, Dale, 'Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas', Harmony Books, New York, 1983, . His third film, it was the first to contain a narrative.[http://www.openculture.com/2013/05/ifreiheiti_george_lucas_student_short_about_a_fatal_run_from_communism_1966.html Freiheit, George Lucas' Short Student Film About a Fatal Run from Communism (1966)], by Colin Marshall, 2013-05-10, Open Culture
Plot
The film follows a student's attempt to escape to freedom. This student (Randal Kleiser) tries to run across the Berlin border from East to West Germany, but ends up being shot in the chest and side gut and is mortally wounded. While he dies, he thinks about dying for freedom.
Production
The movie was filmed entirely in Malibu Creek, California.
See also
*List of American films of 1966
References
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