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Roger Christian

Directing · Born 1944-02-25 · 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.

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Filmography

2025Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4Director
2025Alien: Terror in SpaceSelf - Production Designer
2019Memory: The Origins of AlienSelf
2017The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star WarsHimself
2016Joseph and MaryDirector
2013Prisoners of the SunDirector
2013Dangerous IntuitionDirector
2013StrandedDirector
201313 EerieExecutive Producer
2012Riddle of the Black CatProducer
2006American DaylightDirector
2004BandidoProduction Design
2003The Beast Within: Making AlienSelf
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First AdventureSecond Unit Director
2000Battlefield EarthDirector
1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceSecond Unit Director
1997MastermindsDirector
1996UnderworldDirector
1995The Final CutDirector
1994NostradamusDirector
1984Lorca and the OutlawsDirector
1983Return of the JediSecond Unit Director
1982The SenderDirector
1981The Dollar BottomDirector
1980Black AngelDirector
1979Life of BrianArt Direction
1979AlienArt Direction
1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteSet Decoration
1977Star WarsSet Decoration
1974AkenfieldArt Direction
1970And Soon the DarknessAssistant Art Director
—The Sword of ThyrusDirector

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