Location Flashback: Grindelwald Village, Switzerland

Grindelwald, a village in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps, is a popular gateway for the Jungfrau Region, with skiing in winter and hiking in summer. It’s also a base for mountain-climbing up the iconic north face of Eiger Mountain.

In this scene, With Anakin Skywalk’s (Hayden Christensen) turns to the Dark Side to
become Darth Varer, and the death of Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman), their daughter Leia is taken by Bail Organa (Jimmy Smits) to Alderaan to be raised by himself and his wife.

Star Wars III Revenge of the Sith premiered on May 15, 2005, at the Cannes Film Festival, then released worldwide on May 19, 2005. It broke several box office records during its opening week and went on to earn over $868 million worldwide, making it the second-
highest-grossing film in the Star Wars franchise at the time. It was the highest-grossing film in the U.S. and the second-highest-grossing film worldwide in 2005. It also holds the record for the highest opening-day gross on a Thursday, making $50 million.