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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic
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 Mc Diarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August, and
Frank Oz. The film is set 32 years before the original film, and follows Jedi
Knight 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. |
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Star Wars: Episode
II – Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by
George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the second
installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie
Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee,
Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Frank Oz. Set ten years after
the events in The Phantom Menace, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Led
by a former Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of planetary systems threaten to
secede from the Galactic Republic. After Senator Padmé Amidala evades
assassination, Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker becomes her protector, while
his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates the attempt on Padmé's life. Soon
Anakin, Padmé and Obi-Wan witness the onset of a new threat to the galaxy, the
Clone Wars. |
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Star Wars: Episode
III – Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film written and
directed by George Lucas. It is the sixth entry of the Star Wars film series
and stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid,
Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Frank Oz.
A sequel to The Phantom Menace (1999) and Attack of the Clones (2002), the film
is the final installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. The film begins
three years after the onset of the Clone Wars. The Jedi Knights are spread
across the galaxy, leading a massive war against the Separatists. The Jedi
Council dispatches Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to eliminate the notorious
General Grievous, leader of the Separatist Army. Meanwhile, Jedi Knight Anakin
Skywalker grows close to Palpatine, the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic
Republic and, unknown to the public, a Sith Lord. Their deepening friendship
threatens the Jedi Order, the Republic, and Anakin himself. |
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Star Wars (later
retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space
opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first film in the
original Star Wars trilogy and the beginning of the Star Wars franchise.
Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec
Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and
Peter Mayhew, the film's plot focuses on the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess
Leia (Fisher), and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire's space station,
the Death Star. This conflict disrupts the isolated life of farmhand Luke Skywalker
(Hamill), who inadvertently acquires two droids that possess stolen
architectural plans for the Death Star. When the Empire begins a destructive
search for the missing droids, Skywalker accompanies Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi
(Guinness) on a mission to return the plans to the Rebel Alliance and rescue
Leia from her imprisonment by the Empire. |
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The Empire Strikes
Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980
American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. Leigh Brackett and
Lawrence Kasdan wrote the screenplay, with George Lucas writing the film's
story and serving as executive producer. The second installment in the original
Star Wars trilogy, it was produced by Gary Kurtz for Lucasfilm and stars Mark
Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels,
David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz. The film is set
three years after Star Wars. The Galactic Empire, under the leadership of the
villainous Darth Vader and the Emperor, is in pursuit of Luke Skywalker and the
rest of the Rebel Alliance. While Vader relentlessly pursues the small band of
Luke's friends—Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and others—across the galaxy,
Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda. When Vader captures Luke's
friends, Luke must decide whether to complete his training and become a full
Jedi Knight or to confront Vader and save them. |
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Return of the Jedi
(also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American
epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay by Lawrence
Kasdan and George Lucas was from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive
producer. It is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy and the
first film to use THX technology. The film is set one year after The Empire
Strikes Back[10] and was produced by Howard Kazanjian for Lucasfilm Ltd. The
film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams,
Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz. The Galactic
Empire, under the direction of the ruthless Emperor, is constructing a second
Death Star in order to crush the Rebel Alliance once and for all. Since the
Emperor plans to personally oversee the final stages of its construction, the
Rebel Fleet launches a full-scale attack on the Death Star in order to prevent
its completion and kill the Emperor, effectively bringing an end to the
Empire's hold over the galaxy. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker, a Jedi apprentice,
struggles to bring his father Darth Vader back to the Light Side of the Force. |
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Star Wars: The
Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a
2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written and directed by J. J.
Abrams. It is the first installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and the
seventh main installment of the Star Wars franchise, following Return of the
Jedi (1983). The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam
Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis,
Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow, and was
produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and Abrams' production company Bad Robot
Productions. The Force Awakens is the first Star Wars film to not involve
franchise creator George Lucas. Set 30 years after Return of the Jedi, the film
follows Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight
alongside the Resistance, led by veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo
Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire. |
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Star Wars: The Last
Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American
epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second
installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and the eighth main installment of
the Star Wars franchise, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). It was
produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
The ensemble cast includes Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy
Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall
Gleeson, Anthony Daniels and Gwendoline Christie in returning roles, with Kelly
Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro joining the cast. The film features
the final film performance by Fisher, who died in December 2016, and it is
dedicated to her memory. The plot follows Rey as she receives Jedi training
from Luke Skywalker, in hopes of turning the tide for the Resistance in the
fight against Kylo Ren and the First Order. |