Found: Black Angel, the "lost" film blessed to accompany Empire Strikes Back


Black Angel is a 25-minute Arthurian film from 1979 directed by Roger Christian, the Oscar-winning set decorator on Star Wars. George Lucas blessed Black Angel as the opening film to play before The Empire Strikes Back in Europe. For years, it's been thought that the original prints were lost. But an archivist at Universal Pictures found a print that has now been restored. It re-premiered this week at the Mill Valley Film Festival. According to the L.A. Times, Christian plans to release it on Netflix and iTunes early next year. Above is a clip! "Short film meant to accompany 'Empire Strikes Back' makes a comeback" (Thanks, Bob Pescovitz!)