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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

  • Documentary
  • TV Movie

November 12, 2010 (US)

1h 0m

Leslie Iwerks' documentary takes audiences behind the scenes at ILM with in depth interviews with some of the company's top talent and showcases never before seen footage highlighting many of their pioneering milestones. From creating the first ever computer generated character i...

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