The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

60 mins | Documentary | Aug. 18, 2004

The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed it all: the famous droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2. Episodes IV,V and VI are explored in "The Story of Luke Skywalker," which follows the young man escaping from his daily chores on Tatooine to his becoming a hero in the Rebal Alliance. In "The Story of Anakin Skywalker," you'll go behind the mask of the greatest Star Wars villain and discover how Darth Vader started life as a young Podracing Champ on Tatooine and later became a headstrong young Jedi seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. With clips from the Star Wars films, C-3PO and R2-D2 take you on an hour-long journey through the saga and prepare you for the explosive final chapter: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

The Story of Star Wars

60 mins | Documentary | Aug. 18, 2004

The Story of Star Wars
The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed it all: the famous droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2. Episodes IV,V and VI are explored in "The Story of Luke Skywalker," which follows the young man escaping from his daily chores on Tatooine to his becoming a hero in the Rebal Alliance. In "The Story of Anakin Skywalker," you'll go behind the mask of the greatest Star Wars villain and discover how Darth Vader started life as a young Podracing Champ on Tatooine and later became a headstrong young Jedi seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. With clips from the Star Wars films, C-3PO and R2-D2 take you on an hour-long journey through the saga and prepare you for the explosive final chapter: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
Producers Lucasfilm, Sam Hurwitz Productions
Original title The Story of Star Wars
Directors Sam Hurwitz
Writers

Cast

Anthony Daniels

as C-3PO

Kenny Baker

as R2-D2

Hayden Christensen

as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)

James Earl Jones

as Darth Vader (archive footage)

David Prowse

as Darth Vader (archive footage)

Jake Lloyd

as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)

Sebastian Shaw

as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)

Alec Guinness

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

Ian McDiarmid

as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)

Peter Mayhew

as Chewbacca (archive footage)

Liam Neeson

as Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)

Ray Park

as Darth Maul (archive footage)

Frank Oz

as Yoda (archive footage)

Christopher Lee

as Count Dooku (archive footage)

Peter Cushing

as Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)

Harrison Ford

as Han Solo (archive footage)

Carrie Fisher

as Princess Leia (archive footage)

Mark Hamill

as Luke Skywalker (archive footage)

Natalie Portman

as Padmé Amidala (archive footage)

Ewan McGregor

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)