It is the sixth film in the Star Wars film series, the third installment in the Star Wars prequel trilogy , and third chronological chapter of the " Skywalker Saga ".
It is written and directed by George Lucas , who also served as executive producer. Revenge of the Sith is set three years after the onset of the Clone Wars as established in Attack of the Clones.
The Jedi are spread across the galaxy in a full-scale war against the Separatists. Sidious manipulates Anakin into turning to the dark side of the Force and becoming his apprentice, Darth Vader, with wide-ranging consequences for the galaxy.
Lucas began writing the script before production of Attack of the Clones ended, citing that he wanted the end of the trilogy to have similar aspects to a romantic tragedy, thus building into Darth Vader's state at the beginning of the next film. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with most regarding it as the best film of the trilogy, although some criticism was reserved for Lucas's screenplay and Christensen's performance. It was the highest-grossing film in the U.
It is also the final Star Wars film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox , although it also would be acquired by Disney over six years after it acquired Lucasfilm. Grievous escapes the damaged ship before Obi-Wan and Anakin crash-land it on Coruscant. Palpatine appoints Anakin to the Jedi Council as his own personal representative. They instead instruct him to spy on Palpatine, diminishing Anakin's faith in the Jedi.
