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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160104-the-film-star-wars-stole-from
TIL in Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), when first Darth Vader force chokes the imperial officer, he interrupts him saying the words “hidden fortress”. This is a nod to The Hidden Fortress (1958), an Akira Kurosawa film set in Feudal Japan which Star Wars is based on. (timestamped link in comments)
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In case anyone is interested The Hidden Fortress is currently available for streaming on HBO Max (US).
This is like making a film based on Star Wars and then incorporating the phrase “star wars” into the dialog.
[Clip.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnNSnJbjdws&t=97s)
Frank Herbert: *(wheezes)*
I saw ‘The Hidden Fortress’ a couple of decades ago, the plot seemed familiar to me but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it!
Star Wars was based on a film. *gasps*