Star Wars: The Complete Saga [Blu-ray] [2011]

Product details

Actors: Harrison Ford, Ewan McGregor, Mark Hamill, Hayden Christensen, Carrie Fisher

Directors: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand

Format: Box set

Language: English

Subtitles: Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish

Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English

Audio Description: English

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1

Number of discs: 9

Classification: 12

Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

DVD Release Date: 12 Sept. 2011

Run Time: 772 minutes

Product Description

This nine-disc collection brings the wonder of the entire saga direct to your living room, where you can revisit all of your favourite Star Wars moments in gorgeous high definition and with pristine 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Dive deeper into the universe with an unprecedented 40+ hours of special features, highlighted by never-before-seen content sourced from the Lucasfilm archives.

The comprehensive collection also features numerous deleted, extended and alternate scenes, new documentaries and a cross-section of the countless Star Wars spoofs that have appeared in pop culture over the past three decades.

Marking the first time ever that the full Saga is available in one complete collection, this Blu-ray box set also features a coveted peek into the making of the Saga with vintage documentaries, audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes moments, interviews, prop and costume turnarounds, retrospectives and more.

Disc One--Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Audio commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren and Scott Squires

Audio commentary from archival interviews with cast and crew

Languages: English audio description, Spanish, French, Quebecois and Portuguese

Subtitles: English for the hard of hearing, Spanish, French, Quebecois, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish / Commentary: English for the hard of hearing

Runtime: Approx. 130 minutes

Disc Two--Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

Audio commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow

Audio commentary from archival interviews with cast and crew 

Languages: English audio description, Spanish, French, Quebecois and Portuguese

Subtitles: English for the hard of hearing, Spanish, French, Quebecois, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish / Commentary: English for the hard of hearing

Runtime: Approx. 136 minutes

Disc Three--Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Audio commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Rob Coleman, John Knoll and Roger Guyett

Audio commentary from archival interviews with cast and crew

Languages: English audio description, Spanish, French, Quebecois and Portuguese

Subtitles: English for the hard of hearing, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish / Commentary: English for the hard of hearing

Runtime: Approx. 134 minutes

Disc Four--Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Audio commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren

Audio commentary from archival interviews with cast and crew 

Languages: English audio description, Spanish, French and Portuguese

Subtitles: English for the hard of hearing, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish / Commentary: English for the hard of hearing

Runtime: Approx. 119 minutes

Disc Five--Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Audio commentary with George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren

Audio commentary from archival interviews with cast and crew 

Languages: English audio description, Spanish, French and Portuguese

Subtitles: English for the hard of hearing, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish / Commentary: English for the hard of hearing

Runtime: Approx. 122 minutes

Disc Six--Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Audio commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren

Audio commentary from archival interviews with cast and crew

Languages: English audio description, Spanish, French and Portuguese

Subtitles: English for the hard of hearing, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish / Commentary: English for the hard of hearing

Runtime: Approx. 130 minutes

Disc Seven--Star Wars: Episodes I-III Archives

Including deleted, extended and alternate scenes

Prop, maquette and costume turnarounds

Matte paintings and concept art

Supplementary interviews with cast and crew

A flythrough of the Lucasfilm archives and more

Disc Eight--Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI Archives

Including deleted, extended and alternate scenes

Prop, maquette and costume turnarounds

Matte paintings and concept art

Supplementary interviews with cast and crew and more

Disc Nine--The Star Wars Documentaries

Star Warriors (2007, Approximately 84 minutes)--Some Star Wars fans want to collect action figures... these fans want to be action figures. A tribute to the 501st Legion, a global organisation of Star Wars costume enthusiasts, this insightful documentary shows how the super-fan club promotes interest in the films through charity and volunteer work at fundraisers and high-profile special events around the world.

A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2010, Approximately 25 minutes)--George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back on the making of The Empire Strikes Back in this in-depth retrospective from Lucasfilm created to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the movie.

Star Wars Spoofs (2011, Approximately 91 minutes)--The farce is strong with this one. Enjoy a hilarious collection of Star Wars spoofs and parodies that have been created over the years, including outrageous clips from Family Guy, The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother and more. And don’t miss “Weird Al” Yankovic’s one-of-a-kind music video tribute to The Phantom Menace.

The Making of Star Wars (1977, Approximately 49 minutes)--Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2. Includes interviews with George Lucas and appearances by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.

The Empire Strikes Back: SPFX (1980, Approximately 48 minutes)--Learn the secrets of making movies in a galaxy far, far away. Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George Lucas’ vision for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back into reality.

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983, Approximately 48 minutes)--Go behind the scenes--and into the costumes--as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this in-depth exploration of the painstaking techniques utilised by George Lucas to create the classic creatures and characters seen in the film. Hosted and narrated by Carrie Fisher and Billie Dee Williams.

Anatomy of a Dewback (1997, Approximately 26 minutes)--See how some of the special effects in Star Wars became even more special two decades later. George Lucas explains and demonstrates how his team transformed the original dewback creatures from immovable rubber puppets (in the original 1977 release) to seemingly living, breathing creatures for the Star Wars 1997 Special Edition update.

Star Wars Tech (2007, Approximately 46 minutes)--Exploring the technical aspects of Star Wars vehicles, weapons and gadgetry, Star Wars Tech consults leading scientists in the fields of physics, prosthetics, lasers, engineering and astronomy to examine the plausibility of Star Wars technology based on science as we know it today.