Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

2010 · 23 min · ★ 6.5 · Documentary

The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.

Directed by Thomas C. Grane

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