Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

May the Fourth Be With You!

On this Star Wars Day, we'd like to point you to one of the most influential films that inspired George Lucas to make Star Wars. It's none other than Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress. How much is Hidden Fortress like Star Wars? Watch this fan-made trailer of Hidden Fortress set to the music of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer on YouTube .....



Wikipedia.org Article for Star Wars VII:  The Force Awakens (2015):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens

But let's talk about .........

The Hidden Fortress (1958)









Run Time:  126 mins
Genre:  Adventure, Drama
Format:  Standard 4:3 Format, Black and White, Subtitled
Director:  Akira Kurosawa
Starring:  ToshirĂ´ Mifune, Minoru Chiaki and Takashi Shimura

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051808/?ref_=nv_sr_3

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hidden_Fortress

Find the link to Akira Kurosawa, ToshirĂ´ Mifune and Takashi Shimura's Wikipedia.org Articles from our Seven Samurai (1954) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/03/seven-samurai-1954.html

Wikipedia.org Article for Minoru Chiaki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Chiaki

The Real Trailer for the Film on YouTube:


And here is Chris' very first DIGGING STAR WARS episode about - you guessed it - The Hidden Fortress...


George Lucas on "The Hidden Fortress" on YouTube:


Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch The Hidden Fortress (1958) online or on TV right now:
https://gowatchit.com/watch/movies/the-hidden-fortress-11555

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-hidden-fortress/100841/

Check back in tomorrow ...................... 
For our next Film of the Day .....................

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