Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space-opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Frank Oz. It is the third installment in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the sixth film to be produced and the third film in the “Skywalker saga”.
- Starring : Ewan McGregor / Natalie Portman
- Genre : Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : George Lucas
- Production : Lucasfilm / Mestiere Cinema / Pandora Films / Santa International Film Productions Co. Ltd. / CTV Services
- Distributor : Twentieth Century Fox / 20th Century Fox Argentina / 20th Century Fox / Bontonfilm / FS Film / Fox-Warner / Gemini Film / Svensk Filmindustri (SF) / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Amazon Instant Video / Disney XD / Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment / Gativideo / Home Box Office (HBO) / ITV 1 / ITV 2 / MTV3 / NRK3 / Odeon / RTL5 / SF Norge A/S / Spike / Sub / Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith movie
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith release date
- May 12, 2005 : USA (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
- May 16, 2005 : France (Cannes Film Festival)
- May 16, 2005 : UK (London) (premiere)
- May 16, 2005 : USA (New York City, New York) (premiere)
- May 17, 2005 : Germany (Berlin) (premiere)
- May 18, 2005 : Switzerland (French speaking region)
- May 18, 2005 : Switzerland (German speaking region)
- May 18, 2005 : Spain (Madrid) (premiere)
- May 18, 2005 : France
- May 19, 2005 : United Arab Emirates
- May 19, 2005 : Australia
- May 19, 2005 : Canada
- May 19, 2005 : Germany
- May 19, 2005 : Spain
- May 19, 2005 : UK
- May 19, 2005 : Ireland
- May 19, 2005 : Israel
- May 19, 2005 : Philippines
- May 19, 2005 : Sweden
- May 19, 2005 : Singapore
- May 19, 2005 : USA
- May 20, 2005 : Switzerland (Italian speaking region)
- May 20, 2005 : India
- June 25, 2005 : Japan (Tokyo) (premiere)
- July 9, 2005 : Japan
- October 2, 2013 : France (3-D version)
- October 4, 2013 : USA (3-D version)
- October 25, 2013 : UK (3-D version)
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith cast
- Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Natalie Portman as Padmé
- Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker
- Ian McDiarmid as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
- Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu
- Jimmy Smits as Senator Bail Organa
- Frank Oz as Yoda(voice)
- Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
- Christopher Lee as Count Dooku
- Keisha Castle-Hughes as Queen of Naboo
- Silas Carson as Ki-Adi-Mundi / Nute Gunray
- Jay Laga’aia as Captain Typho
- Bruce Spence as Tion Medon
- Wayne Pygram as Governor Tarkin
- Temuera Morrison as Commander Cody
The film begins three years after the onset of the Clone Wars. The Jedi Knights are spread across the galaxy, leading a massive war against the Separatists. The Jedi Council dispatches Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to eliminate the notorious General Grievous, the leader of the Separatist Army. Meanwhile, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker grows close to Palpatine, the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic and, secretly, a Sith Lord known as Darth Sidious. Their deepening friendship threatens the Jedi Order, the Republic, and Anakin’s best interest.
Lucas began writing the script before production of Attack of the Clones ended. Production of Revenge of the Sith started in September 2003, and filming took place in Australia with additional locations in Thailand, Switzerland, China, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Revenge of the Sith premiered on May 15, 2005, at the Cannes Film Festival, then released worldwide on May 19, 2005. The film received generally positive reviews from critics: praise was directed towards its action sequences, mature themes, musical score, visual effects, make up, and the performances of McGregor, McDiarmid, Oz, and Jimmy Smits; criticism focused on the dialogue and Christensen and Portman’s performances.
Revenge of the Sith broke several box office records during its opening week and went on to earn over $848 million worldwide, making it, at the time, the second highest-grossing film in the Star Wars franchise. It was the highest-grossing film in the U.S. in 2005 and the second-highest-grossing film worldwide. The film also holds the record for the highest opening day gross on a Thursday, making $50 million.
Three years after the beginning of the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker lead a mission to rescue the kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine from the cyborg Separatist commander, General Grievous, during a space battle over Coruscant. After infiltrating Grievous’s flagship, the Jedi battle Count Dooku, whom Anakin decapitates at Palpatine’s demand. Grievous escapes the battle-torn ship in which the Jedi crash-land on Coruscant. There, Anakin reunites with his wife, Padmé Amidala, who reveals that she is pregnant. While initially excited, Anakin begins to have nightmares of Padmé dying in childbirth and thus becomes desperate to save her at any cost.
Palpatine appoints Anakin to the Jedi Council as his representative and informant. The Council allows Anakin as a member, but decides not to appoint him the position of Jedi Master, and tells him to spy on Palpatine, diminishing Anakin’s confidence in the Council. Palpatine tempts Anakin with his knowledge of the dark side of the Force, including the power to avert death. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan travels to Utapau, where he kills Grievous, and Yoda travels to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to defend it from a Separatist invasion. Palpatine reveals to Anakin that he is the Sith Lord Darth Sidious and that he knows how to rescue Padmé. Anakin reports Palpatine’s treachery to Mace Windu, who confronts the Sith Lord with three other Jedi masters. Palpatine single-handedly slays the three masters, but is overwhelmed by Windu, who uses his lightsaber to reflect Palpatine’s Force lightning, disfiguring the Chancellor. Fearing that he would lose Padmé if Palpatine dies, Anakin intervenes on the latter’s behalf and betrays Windu by severing his hand, allowing Palpatine to throw him out the window to his death. Though horrified, Anakin pledges himself to Sidious, who dubs him his new apprentice Darth Vader. Palpatine then issues Order 66, which commands the clone troopers to kill their commanding Jedi officers, thus sending the Jedi Order into near extinction. Meanwhile, the newly christened Sith Lord Vader brings with him a battalion of clone troopers to help kill the remaining Jedi in the temple including children in training, before traveling to the volcanic planet of Mustafar to slaughter the Separatist leaders. Palpatine soon declares himself Emperor before the Galactic Senate, transforming the Republic into the Galactic Empire, and declaring the Jedi as traitors. Having survived the chaos, Obi-Wan and Yoda return to Coruscant and learn of Anakin’s turn to the dark side and betrayal. Yoda orders a distraught Obi-Wan to confront Vader while Yoda faces Palpatine.
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