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'''Star Wars''' is a science fiction film saga and fictional universe created by American director [[George Lucas]]. The movies that were made earlier ''(Episodes 4, 5, and 6)'' are renowned as classics of cinema, and were some of the first "summer blockbusters" ever made. Episodes 1, 2 and 3 were released in 1999, 2002 and 2005 respectively. All six movies are amongst the top 25 highest grossing films of all time.<ref>http://imdb.com/boxoffice/alltimegross</ref>