Duel of the Fates lightsaber battle

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The Duel of the Fates lightsaber battle is the climactic, fast-paced confrontation between Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Sith Lord Darth Maul, renowned for its choreography and iconic choral score.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional lightsaber duel ⓘ
film scene ⓘ
appearsInWork Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ⓘ
choreographer Nick Gillard ⓘ
chronologyInSaga occurs during the events of The Phantom Menace ⓘ
composerOfScore John Williams ⓘ
criticalReception widely praised as one of the best lightsaber duels in Star Wars ⓘ
culturalImpact became a defining action sequence of the prequel trilogy ⓘ
directorOfScene George Lucas ⓘ
distributor 20th Century Fox ⓘ
editingFeature cross-cut with space and ground battles on Naboo ⓘ
featuresCharacter Darth Maul ⓘ
Obi-Wan Kenobi ⓘ
Qui-Gon Jinn ⓘ
featuresFaction Jedi Order ⓘ
Sith ⓘ
featuresMusic Duel of the Fates ⓘ
featuresWeapon double-bladed lightsaber ⓘ
lightsaber ⓘ
fightStyle acrobatic lightsaber combat ⓘ
high-speed staff and saber exchanges ⓘ
franchise Star Wars ⓘ
leadsTo Obi-Wan Kenobi becoming Anakin Skywalker’s master ⓘ
elevation of Obi-Wan Kenobi to Jedi Knight ⓘ
medium live-action film ⓘ
musicLanguage Sanskrit-inspired choral lyrics ⓘ
musicStyle choral orchestral score ⓘ
narrativeFunction climactic confrontation between Jedi and Sith in The Phantom Menace ⓘ
notableFor fast-paced choreography ⓘ
iconic choral score ⓘ
intercutting with parallel battle sequences ⓘ
use of a double-bladed lightsaber ⓘ
partOf Battle of Naboo ⓘ
portrayedBy Ewan McGregor ⓘ
surface form: Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ⓘ
surface form: Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn

Darth Maul ⓘ
surface form: Ray Park as Darth Maul
productionCompany Lucasfilm ⓘ
releaseYear 1999 ⓘ
result apparent death of Darth Maul ⓘ
death of Qui-Gon Jinn ⓘ
emotional impact on Obi-Wan Kenobi ⓘ
setting Theed power generator complex ⓘ
settingPlanet Naboo ⓘ
tone intense and operatic ⓘ
visualElement energy shield barriers ⓘ
multi-level catwalks and pits ⓘ

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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace → notableScene → Duel of the Fates lightsaber battle ⓘ