Greatest Film Series of All-Time: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Greatest Movie Series
Franchises of All Time
The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy - Part I

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
d. George Lucas, 133 minutes

Film Plot Summary

Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)

With some of the same characters from the previous films. The first prequel in the series.

Nominated for three Academy Awards (with no wins): Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best Sound Effects Editing.

With a production budget of $115 million, the film grossed $431 million (domestically) and $924 million (worldwide).

Set-pieces: the epic lightsaber duel, and the pod race through the Tatooine desert.

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