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Star Wars: Episode I
The Phantom Menace

George Lucas, 1999

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The Phantom Menace
Terry Brooks, 1999

NOVELIZATION

The Phantom Menace is a movie novelization written by Terry Brooks in 1999 and based on the movie Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, directed by George Lucas in 1999. The movie features Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, and others.

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“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

6.5

/ 10

Movie Poster: Star Wars: Episode I<br>The Phantom Menace (George Lucas, 1999)

7.1

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Book Cover: The Phantom Menace (Terry Brooks, 1999)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of The Phantom Menace, the 1999 book by Terry Brooks.

The Phantom Menace

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Storyline

The Trade Federation upsets order in the Galactic Republic by blockading the planet Naboo in preparation for a full-scale invasion. The Jedi fail to persuade the Gungan leader, Boss Nass, to help the planet’s surface dwellers, but manage to obtain Jar Jar’s guidance and underwater transport to Theed, the capital city of Naboo.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, the 1999 movie by George Lucas

Year

1999

Minutes

136

Movie Rate

6.50

Source: IMDb

Movie

Star Wars: Episode I
The Phantom Menace

Country: USA

Year: 1999

Length: 2h16m

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Cover of The Phantom Menace, the 1999 book by Terry Brooks

Year

1999

Pages

336

Book Rate

7.16

S: Goodreads

Book

The Phantom Menace

Country: USA

First published in: 1999

Length: 336 pages

Genre: Fiction

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