The Story of Star Wars

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Overview

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.

Cast

Anthony Daniels

C-3PO

Kenny Baker

R2-D2

Hayden Christensen

Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)

James Earl Jones

Darth Vader (archive footage)

David Prowse

Darth Vader (archive footage)

Jake Lloyd

Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)

Sebastian Shaw

Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)

Alec Guinness

Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

Ian McDiarmid

Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)

Peter Mayhew

Chewbacca (archive footage)

Liam Neeson

Qui-Gon Jinn (archive footage)

Ray Park

Darth Maul (archive footage)

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