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Star Wars, 1977
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more THE JOHN MOLLO COLLECTION John Mollo, a highly respected award-winning costume designer, is probably best known for his iconic designs for the Star Wars trilogy. Born in London, Mollo grew up with a passionate interest in the history and design of military uniforms. Initially as a well-regarded expert on military costume, having written and illustrated numerous books on the subject, Mollo's career in the film industry began as an historical advisor on The Charge Of The Light Brigade (1967), Nicholas And Alexandra (1971), and Barry Lyndon (1975). By the mid-1970s, Mollo had forged a reputation as a talented costume designer and as such, was enlisted by George Lucas to work on one of the greatest Sci-Fi adventures ever filmed, Star Wars. He was responsible for designing the costumes for some of the best-loved characters from this genre including Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi and the sinister Darth Vader, and for developing George Lucas' concepts of the characters. These inventive designs brought Mollo an Academy Award as well as a BAFTA nomination. After Star Wars, Mollo worked on the costume designs for Alien (1979), The Empire Strikes Back, (1980), Outland (1980) and Ghandi, (1982), his work on the latter bringing a second Academy Award shared with Bhanu Athaiya. This collection is a fascinating record of the time, and a tribute to one of the leading costume designers in the film industry today.
Star Wars, 1977

Details
Star Wars, 1977
A prop Stormtrooper's blaster gun, the unfinished gun of moulded resin -- 19in. (48.2cm.) long -- made for the 1977 20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm production Star Wars, 1977; accompanied by a black and white still showing a group of Stormtroopers firing identical guns at Hans Solo [Harrison Ford] -- 8x10in. (20.3x25.4cm.) (2)
Provenance
The John Mollo Collection.
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Further details
Photograph courtesy of 20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm.

Lot Essay

These "blaster" guns were apparently modelled on the British Sterling MK4/L2A3 submachine gun, thereby giving a realistic dimension to the space fantasy of Star Wars. This gun is unfinished - all the Stormtrooper's guns that appear in the film were painted black.

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