Short answers, pulled from the story.
Empire of Dreams was directed by Kevin Burns and narrated by Robert Clotworthy. It was released on the 21st of September 2004 as a bonus disc in the DVD box set of the Star Wars Trilogy.
The original version of Empire of Dreams runs two and a half hours. A shortened version that premiered on the A&E Network ran at around ninety minutes, cutting nearly an hour of content from the full documentary.
Empire of Dreams is available for streaming on Disney+. The Disney+ version includes edits, including a newer version of the Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader duel and remastered production footage.
The documentary features interviews with George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, James Earl Jones, John Williams, Steven Spielberg, and journalist Walter Cronkite, among many cast and crew members. Cultural historian Leo Braudy and journalist Bill Moyers also appear.
Empire of Dreams was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing in the non-fiction category.
Archive audition footage in Empire of Dreams shows William Katt auditioning for Luke Skywalker, Kurt Russell and Perry King auditioning for Han Solo, and Terri Nunn and Cindy Williams auditioning for Princess Leia Organa.