Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) download
The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space musical drama film composed and coordinated by George Lucas.In reaction to assessment on exchange courses in the Galactic Republic, the Trade Federation composes a bar of war vessels around the planet Naboo. Preeminent Chancellor Valorum dispatches Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his disciple Obi-Wan Kenobi to arrange with the Trade Federation authority to end the barricade. Darth Sidious, a Sith Lord and the Trade Federation’s mystery consultant, orders Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray to murder the Jedi and attack Naboo with a multitude of fight droids.
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This article is about the film. For the video game, see Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (video game).
| Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan | |
| Directed by | George Lucas |
| Produced by | Rick McCallum |
| Written by | George Lucas |
| Starring | |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | David Tattersall |
| Edited by | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[Note 1] |
Release dates | |
Running time | 133 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $115 million[4] |
| Box office | $1.027 billion[4] |
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic[discuss] space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first installment in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August and Frank Oz.
The film is set thirty-two years before the original film, and follows Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi as they protect Queen Amidala, in hopes of securing a peaceful end to a large-scale 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.
Lucas began production of this film after he determined that film special effects had advanced to the level he wanted for the fourth film in the saga. Filming started on June 26, 1997, at locations including Leavesden Film Studios and the Tunisian desert. Its visual effects included extensive use of computer-generated imagery (CGI); many of its characters and settings were completely computerized. The film was Lucas's first directorial effort after a 22-year hiatus following Star Wars in 1977.
The Phantom Menace was released to theaters on May 19, 1999, sixteen years after the premiere of the previous Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi. The film's premiere was extensively covered by media and was greatly anticipated because of the large cultural following the Star Wars saga had cultivated. Despite mixed reviews from critics, who tended to praise the visuals, action sequences, John Williams' musical score and the performances of Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Pernilla August, Ray Park and Ian McDiarmid, but criticize the writing, characterization and the majority of the acting (particularly from Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd), it grossed more than $924.3 million worldwide during its initial theatrical run, making it the second-highest-grossing film worldwide at the time, behind Titanic. It became the highest-grossing film of 1999, the highest-grossing Star Wars film (until the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015), and is currently the seventeenth-highest-grossing film in North America unadjusted for inflation. A 3D reissue, which has earned an additional $102.7 million at the box office and brought the film's overall worldwide takings to over $1 billion, was released in February 2012.
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