Watch The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I (2001) Online Free
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.
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George Lucas, Jake Lloyd, Steven Spielberg, Ewan McGregor, Ahmed Best, Rick McCallum, Pernilla August, Ray Park, Ian McDiarmid, Liam Neeson, John Fensom, Frank Oz
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