A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold on Thursday for nearly US$5 million in an auction. The lightsaber, which was used in the climactic duel in Cloud City where Vader tells Luke Skywalker “I am your father”, sold for US$4.875 million at the Ultimate
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A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold on Thursday for nearly US$5 million in an auction. The lightsaber, which was used in the climactic duel in Cloud City where Vader tells Luke Skywalker “I am your father”, sold for US$4.875 million at the Ultimate
A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold on Thursday for nearly US$5 million in an auction.
The Independent reported the story as "Darth Vader's light saber used in ‘I am your father’ duel sells for nearly $5 million." South China Morning Post reported the story as "Darth Vader’s lightsaber used in ‘I am your father’ duel sells for nearly US$5 million."
2 sources have covered this story, including South China Morning Post and The Independent. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 34 minutes ago.
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- FirstThe IndependentNov 12, 5:59 PM ET · United KingdomLeft
- +33mSouth China Morning PostNov 12, 6:32 PM ET · Hong KongRight
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