| Release Date | 19 May 1999 |
| Budget | $115,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $431,000,000 |
| Other Names | Çâ¸çäíûå âîéíû. Ýïèçîä 1: Ñêðûòàÿ óãðîçà |
| Tagline | Every generation has a legend. Every journey has a first step. Every saga has a beginning. |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | CTV Services, TunisiaKsar Hadada, Tataouine, TunisiaLeavesden Studios, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England, UKRoyal Palace, Caserta, Campania, Italy |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital EX, SDDS, DTS-ES |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Space Adventure |
| Mood | Thrill Rides, Other Dimensions |
| Themes | Space Wars, Heroic Mission, Robots and Androids |
| Tones | Rousing, Lavish, Fanciful, Atmospheric, Earnest, Humorous |
| Tags | Apprentice, Deception, Evil, Fight, Intergalactic, Knight, Myth, Queen [royalty], Senator, Slavery, Spacecraft |
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, as the first of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy and the saga. The Phantom Menace was also Lucas' first product as a film director after 22 years, and only his fourth overall. The film follows the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi, who escort and protect Queen Amidala in traveling from the planet Naboo to the planet Coruscant in the hope of finding a peaceful end to a large-scale interplanetary trade dispute.