The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars (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.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2004-08-18
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 20 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 0min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Lucasfilm Ltd.
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sam Hurwitz
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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.

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  • 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)
  • Carrie Fisher

    as Princess Leia (archive footage)
  • Mark Hamill

    as Luke Skywalker (archive footage)
  • Ewan McGregor

    as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
Art Elvis Restaino Production Design
Camera Angelo Pacifici Director of Photography
Directing Sam Hurwitz Director
Production Sam Hurwitz Producer