Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Widescreen) (1999) Front Cover Actor Back Cover Jake Lloyd Ian McDiarmid Ewan McGregor Liam Neeson Natalie Portman Pernilla August Kenny Baker Anthony Daniels Frank Oz Movie Details Genre Action; Adventure; Sci-Fi Director George Lucas Producer Rick McCallum Writer George Lucas Studio 20th Century Fox Language English Audience Rating PG Running Time 133 mins Country USA Color Color Plot Every Saga Has A Beginning This epic movie takes a journey back to the earliest days of the Star Wars legend. Witness the first historic meeting between young Anakin Skywalker and Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi, the young Jedi Knight who comes to be his mentor for a time. The film explores the beginning of the legend as the Empire begins to take shape amidst a galaxy in turmoil. Begin your Star Wars DVD collection with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Packed with over six hours of additional material, including exclusive documentaries and never-before-seen deleted scenes, this 2-disc set provides the perfect showcase for the incredible detail and breathtaking scope of George Lucas's first episode in the mythic Star Wars saga. Personal Details Seen It Yes Index 521 Collection Status In Collection Links DVD Empire Product Details Format DVD Region Region 1 Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) Layers Single side, Dual layer UPC 024543023913 Chapters 50 Release Date 10/16/2001 Subtitles English Packaging Keep Case Audio Tracks ENGLISH: DD-EX 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC] SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround Nr of Disks/Tapes 1 Extra Features THX-Certified Disc One: Commentary by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren and Scott Squires Disc Two: Exclusive Deleted Scenes Documentary features seven new sequences completed just for this DVD release, including extended Podrace scenes All-New Hour-Long Documentary Film culled from over 600 hours of footage, "The Beginning" takes you where few people have been before -- inside Lucasfilm and ILM during the production of Episode I Multi-Angle Storyboard-To-Animatic-To-Film Segment featuring the Submarine and Podrace Lap 1 sequences Five Featurettes Explore The Phantom Menace's Storyline, Design, Costumes, Visual Effects and Fight Scenes Award-Winning Twelve-Part Web Documentary Series That Chronicles The Production Of Episode 1 "Duel Of The Fates" Music Video Featuring John Williams Never-Before-Seen Production Photo Gallery with Special Caption Feature Theatrical Posters and Print Campaign From Around The World Theatrical Teaser and Launch Trailers, Plus Seven TV Spots "Star Wars: Starfighter - The Making Of A Game" Featurette from LucasArts DVD-ROM Weblink To Exclusive Star Wars Content