Lucas directed his first feature film, THX 1138, in 1970. The film was produced by American Zoetrope and executiveproduced by Francis Coppola. In 1971, Lucas formed his own film company, Lucasfilm Ltd., in San Rafael, California.In 1973, Lucas cowrote and directed American Graffiti. The film won a Golden Globe, the New York Film Critics and National Society of Film Criticsawards, and garnered five Academy Award nominations.Four years later, Lucas wrote and directed Star Wars a film which broke all box office records and earned seven Academy Awards. Lucas went on to cowrite the screenplays for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, which he also executive produced. In 1980, he cowrote the story and was the executive producer of Raiders of the Lost Ark, directed by Steven Spielberg, which won five Academy Awards. He was also the coexecutive producer and creator of the story for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The film, released in 1984, earned two Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar for its visual effects.

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