

The Beginning: Making Episode I
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Overview
The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-production, we get to see visual effects meetings, John Williams' music sessions, and even the storm that wiped out the pod-racers & props.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
66 min
Release Date
2001-10-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
25
Vote Average
7.3
George Lucas
Self
Jake Lloyd
Self
Steven Spielberg
Self
Ewan McGregor
Self
Ahmed Best
Self
Rick McCallum
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Pernilla August
Self
Ray Park
Self
Ian McDiarmid
Self
Liam Neeson
Self
John Fensom
Self
Frank Oz
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John Williams
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Doug Chiang
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Lewis Macleod
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Natalie Portman
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