George Lucas receiving Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

PARIS, France — The Cannes film festival will give 'Star Wars' creator George Lucas a special award at its closing ceremony this year, organizers said Tuesday.

"Since then, I have returned to the festival on many occasions in a variety of capacities as a writer, director, and producer. I am truly honored by this special recognition which means a great deal to me," he was quoted as saying in the statement.Organizers compared Lucas' achievement with the nine "Stars Wars" movies to J.R.R. Tokien, writer of the "Lords of the Rings" series.

As a producer, Lucas also created the Indiana Jones series of movies and was associated with projects such as Akira Kurosawa’s "Kagemusha."

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