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Movie Info
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Director -
George Lucas -
Producer -
Rick McCallum -
Screenwriter -
George Lucas -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Lucasfilm Ltd. -
Rating -
PG (Sci-Fi Violence|Sci-Fi Action) -
Genre -
Sci-Fi , Adventure , Action , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 19, 1999, Wide -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
May 3, 2024 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 10, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$452.0M -
Runtime -
2h 16m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital , Dolby EX , Dolby SR , SDDS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , DTS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1) , Digital Projection