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Dominican Rep. Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Original title
- Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Year
- 1999
- Running time
- 130 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Liam Neeson
Ewan McGregor
Natalie Portman
Jake Lloyd
Samuel L. Jackson
Ian McDiarmid
Ray Park
Anthony Daniels
Kenny Baker
Pernilla August
Hugh Quarshie
Ahmed Best
Andy Secombe- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
Lucasfilm. Distributor: 20th Century Fox- Genre
- Sci-Fi. Adventure | Prequel. Star Wars
- Movie Groups
- Star Wars (Movies) | Obi Wan Kenobi
- Synopsis
- The first of three prequels to George Lucas’s celebrated STAR WARS films, EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE is set some 30 years before STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE in the era of the Republic. Naboo, a peaceful planet governed by the young, but wise Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman), is being threatened by the corrupt Trade Federation, puppets of an evil Sith lord and his terrifying apprentice, Darth Maul (Ray Park). The seemingly benevolent Senator Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) is chief adviser to the queen, though there are suspicions surrounding him. Jedi knights Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor, performing an amazing vocal interpretation of Alec Guinness, the older Obi-Wan) are called on to intervene in the trade disputes. Along the way, they acquire an apprentice of their own in the form of young prodigal Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), or as STAR WARS fans know him, the future Darth Vader. They also encounter Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best), a goofy, lizardlike creature who has been banished from his underwater world for his clumsiness. When the Trade Federation launches an attack on Naboo, the queen and her allies must battle hordes of robot troopers while Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan face off against the sinister Darth Maul.
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- Awards
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1999: 3 Nominations for Oscar: Best Sound, Visual Effects, Sound Effects1999: 2 Nominations for BAFTA Awards: Best Visual Effects and Sound1999: Razzie Award for Worst Supp. Actor. 9 nominacions, including Worst Picture and Director1999: Satellite Awards: 2 nominations
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"Good enough, but only just. It's got the hardware, but neither the characters, the imagination, nor the resonance one had hoped for"
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