Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, while Anakin is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.
- Release Date
- May 19, 2005
- Director
- George Lucas
- Cast
- Hayden Christensen , Natalie Portman , Ewan McGregor , Ian McDiarmid , Samuel L. Jackson , Christopher Lee , Frank Oz
- Runtime
- 140 minutes
- Writers
- George Lucas , John Ostrander , Jan Duursema
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