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| The Star Wars Trilogies |
| Created by George Lucas |
| • Overview • The Original Trilogy • The Prequel Trilogy • Further Exploration • |
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| Overview |
Only the two robots C-3P0 (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) were intended to appear in all 9 projected films. There are no plans to film the 3rd and final trilogy. |
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| The Original Trilogy |
| • Star Wars • The Empire Strikes Back • Return of the Jedi • |
Lucas started with the first episode of the middle trilogy because he thought it would be the strongest story to attract an audience. The key characters in this trilogy are:
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| Star Wars |
| 1977 Also known as Star Wars: Episode IV--A New Hope Written and directed by George Lucas |
| Preview: Luke Skywalker gets drawn into the rebellion in his quest to save the Princess Leia from Darth Vader. |
| Internet Movie Database entry |
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| The Empire Strikes Back |
| 1980 Also known as Star Wars: Episode V--The Empire Strikes Back Directed by Irvin Kershner Also starring Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian |
| Preview: Luke cuts short his Jedi training with Yoda to try to rescue his friends from Darth Vader. |
| Internet Movie Database entry |
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| Return of the Jedi |
| 1983 Also known as Star Wars: Episode VI--Return of the Jedi Directed by Richard Marquand Also starrring Ian McDiarmid as the Emperor |
| Preview: The rebels try to destroy yet another Death Star while Luke tries to rescue his father from the Dark Side of the Force |
| Internet Movie Database entry |
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| The Prequel Trilogy |
| • The Phantom Menace • Attack of the Clones • Revenge of the Sith • |
The first 3 episodes of the saga tell the story of the discovery, rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker as he learns the power of the Force and eventually turns to the Dark Side and becomes Darth Vader. The key characters in this trilogy are:
All three episodes were written and directed by George Lucas |
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| Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace |
| 1999
Also starring Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn, Ahmed Best as the voice of Jar-Jar Binks, and Ray Park as Darth Maul |
| Preview: A Jedi master and his protege discover young Anakin Skywalker and determine that the Force is strong within him. |
| Internet Movie Database entry |
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| Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones |
| 2002
Also starring Christopher Lee as Count Dooku and Jimmy Smits as Senataor Organa |
| Preview: As Anakin falls in love with Amidala, the Jedi discover a clone army massing for an attack. |
| Internet Movie Database entry |
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| Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith |
| 2005 |
| Preview: Amidala is pregnant, but fear brings Anakin into the Emperor's fold and sets up his confrontation with Obi-Wan Kenobi. |
| Internet Movie Database entry |
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