This epic movie takes a journey back to the earliest days of the Star Wars legend. Witness the first historic meeting between young Anakin Skywalker and Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi, the young Jedi Knight who comes to be his mentor for a time. The film explores the beginning of the legend as the Empire begins to take shape amidst a galaxy in turmoil.

Special Features:

Disc One:
Commentary by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren and Scott Squires
Anamorphic Widescreen (Aspect Ration 2.35:1)

Disc Two:
Exclusive Deleted Scenes Documentary features seven new sequences completed just for this DVD release. including extended Podrace scenes.
All-new hour-long documentary film culled from over 6 hours of footage, "The Begining" takes you where a few people have been before - inside Lucasfilm and ILM during the production of Episode I
Multi-angled storyboard-to-film segment featuring the Submarine and Podrace Lap 1 sequences
Five Featurettes explore The Phantom Menace's storyline, design, costunes, visual effects and fight scenes
Award-winning twelve-part web documentary series that chronicles the production of Episode I
"Duel of the Fates" music video featuring John Williams
Never-before-seen Production Photo Gallery with special caption feature
Theatrical posters and print campaign from around the world
Theatrical teaser and launch trailers, plus seven TV spots
"Star Wars: Starfighter-"The Making of a Game" featurette from LucasArts
DVD-Rom weblink to exclusive Star Wars content*

Begin your Star Wars DVD collection with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Packed with over six hours of additional material, including exclusive documentaries and never-before-seen deleted scenes, this 2-disc set provides the perfect showcase for the incredible detail and breathtaking scope of George Lucas's first episode in the mythic Star Wars saga.