Watch: Science fiction revolution: The pioneers (ARTE)

The Star Wars trilogy and E.T. are genre-defining films

George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were pioneers in a science fiction revolution in film.

Lucas reinvented the blockbuster with the hugely popular Star Wars trilogy from 1977, while Spielberg created a cinematic monument for a whole generation with the emotional spectacular E.T. in 1982, which still influences filmmakers today.

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