Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

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film science fiction film space opera film

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 science fiction film that serves as the first installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, exploring the origins of Anakin Skywalker and the political turmoil leading to the rise of the Galactic Empire.

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → science fiction film → space opera film →
boxOfficeGrossUSD	1027000000 →
budgetUSD	115000000 →
cinematographyBy	David Tattersall →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creator	George Lucas →
director	George Lucas →
distributor	20th Century Fox →
editedBy	Paul Martin Smith →
featuresOrganization	Galactic Republic → Jedi Order → Sith → Trade Federation →
followedBy	Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones →
follows	Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi →
genre	action → adventure → science fiction → space opera →
mainAntagonist	Darth Maul →
mainCharacter	Anakin Skywalker → Obi-Wan Kenobi → Padmé Amidala → Qui-Gon Jinn →
musicBy	John Williams →
narrativeFocus	origins of Anakin Skywalker → political turmoil leading to the rise of the Galactic Empire →
notableElement	podrace on Tatooine →
notableScene	Duel of the Fates lightsaber battle →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	Star Wars film series → Star Wars prequel trilogy →
producer	Rick McCallum →
productionCompany	Lucasfilm →
releaseDate	1999-05-19 →
releaseYear	1999 →
runtimeMinutes	136 →
setInFictionalUniverse	Star Wars →
setting	planet Coruscant → planet Naboo → planet Tatooine →
stars	Ahmed Best → Ewan McGregor → Ian McDiarmid → Jake Lloyd → Liam Neeson → Natalie Portman → Pernilla August → Ray Park → Samuel L. Jackson →
writer	George Lucas →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ewan McGregor → Ian McDiarmid → Liam Neeson → Natalie Portman → Samuel L. Jackson → Warwick Davis →	notableWork
Katie Lucas →	appearedIn
Emperor Palpatine →	appearsIn
The Empire Strikes Back (special edition appearance as Emperor hologram, later versions) →	continuityAlignedWith
George Lucas →	directed
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi →	followedBy
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones →	follows
Star Wars →	hasPart
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones →	setAfter
George Lucas →	wrote