---
title: 'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Lucas'
released: '1999-05-19'
runtime_minutes: 133
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

1999 · PG · 133 min · Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · United States

Original title: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace9999
Part of: Star Wars prequel trilogy

## Synopsis

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas in his first directorial effort since the original Star Wars, released in 1977. Produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it is the fourth film in the Star Wars film series, the first film of the prequel trilogy and the first chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga". The film stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ahmed Best, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August, and Frank Oz. It is set 32 years before the original trilogy, during the era of the Galactic Republic.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lucas)
- **Screenplay:** [George Lucas](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lucas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Producer:** [Rick McCallum](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-mccallum)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Tattersall](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-tattersall)
- **Editor:** [Ben Burtt](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-burtt)

## Cast

- [Warwick Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/warwick-davis)
- [Ralph Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-brown)
- [Kenny Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenny-baker) as R2-D2
- [Samuel L. Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-l-jackson) as Mace Windu
- [Dominic West](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-west)
- [Keira Knightley](https://cinepixo.com/people/keira-knightley) as Sabé
- [Ewan McGregor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewan-mcgregor) as Obi-Wan Kenobi
- [Ray Park](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-park) as Darth Maul
- [Frank Oz](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-oz) as Yoda
- [Hugh Quarshie](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-quarshie)
- [Jake Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-lloyd) as Anakin Skywalker
- [Ian McDiarmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcdiarmid) as Palpatine
- [Jerome Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-blake)
- [Silas Carson](https://cinepixo.com/people/silas-carson) as Nute Gunray
- [Oliver Ford Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-ford-davies)

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