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The Beginning: Making Episode I
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The Beginning: Making Episode I 2001 Directed by Jon Shenk

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Documentary
Production Company Lucasfilm Ltd.
Release Date 16 October 2001
66 mins
Cast
George Lucas
George Lucas Self
Jake Lloyd
Jake Lloyd Self
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg Self
Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor Self
Ahmed Best
Ahmed Best Self
Rick McCallum
Rick McCallum Self
Pernilla August
Pernilla August Self
Ray Park
Ray Park Self
Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid Self
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson Self
John Fensom
John Fensom Self
Frank Oz
Frank Oz Self
John Williams
John Williams Self
Doug Chiang
Doug Chiang Self
Lewis Macleod
Lewis Macleod Self
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman Self
Crew
Director
Jon Shenk
Jon Shenk
Cinematography
Jon Shenk
Jon Shenk
Editor
Josh Peterson
Josh Peterson