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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 136 min

genre: action

theme: space opera

director: George Lucas

Score: 6 / 10

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ahmed Best, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August, and Frank Oz. It is the fourth film in the Star Wars film series, the first film of the prequel trilogy and the first chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga". Set 32 years before the original trilogy, (13 years before the formation of the Galactic Empire), during the era of the Galactic Republic, the plot follows Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi as they try to protect Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo in hopes of securing a peaceful end to an interplanetary trade dispute. Joined by Anakin Skywalker—a young slave with unusually strong natural powers of the Force—they simultaneously contend with the mysterious return of the Sith. The film was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox.

Plot

The Trade Federation upsets order in the Galactic Republic by blockading the planet Naboo in secret preparation for a full-scale invasion. The Republic's leader, Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum, dispatches Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, to negotiate with Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray. Darth Sidious, a Sith Lord and the Trade Federation's secret benefactor, orders the Viceroy to kill the Jedi and begin their invasion with an army of battle droids. The Jedi escape and flee to Naboo. During the invasion, rescues a bumbling Gungan outcast, Jar Jar Binks. Indebted to , leads the Jedi to Otoh Gunga, the Gungans' underwater city. The Jedi fail to persuade the Gungan leader, Boss Nass, to help the planet's surface dwellers, but manage to obtain guidance and underwater transport to Theed, the capital city of Naboo. After rescuing Queen Padmé Amidala, the group makes their escape from Naboo aboard her Royal Starship, intending to reach the Republic capital planet of Coruscant.

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author	George Lucas
contentLocation	Coruscant Naboo Tatooine
director	George Lucas
editor	Ben Burtt Paul Martin Smith
events	cabal destiny political conflict slavery
genre	action adventure saga science fiction
keywords	anakin skywalker arrest astromech droid attack autopilot battle droid blockade boss nass bumble c-3po chosen one dark side darth maul darth sidious fall finis valorum force galactic republic galactic senate gift gungan invasion jar jar binks jedi jedi council jedi master lightsaber nute gunray obi-wan kenobi padmé amidala palpatine podrace protocol droid queen b queen padmé amidala qui-gon jinn r2-d2 secret benefactor shmi shmi skywalker sith sith lord space battle star wars: the clone wars travel underwater city vote of no confidence watto yoda
musicBy	John Williams
nomination	Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture
producer	Rick McCallum
productionCompany	Lucasfilm Ltd.
publisher	20th Century Fox
recordedAt	Cassiobury Park Hever Castle Palace of Caserta Tunisia Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden Whippendell Wood
theme	prequel science fiction action science fiction adventure science fiction war space opera