{"id":2002912,"date":"2025-09-06T23:27:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T23:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2002912"},"modified":"2025-09-06T23:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T23:27:56","slug":"darth-vader-lightsaber-used-in-original-star-wars-film-commands-record-breaking-3-6m-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/darth-vader-lightsaber-used-in-original-star-wars-film-commands-record-breaking-3-6m-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Darth Vader Lightsaber used in original \u2018Star Wars\u2019 film commands record-breaking $3.6M at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you want the force, it\u2019s going to cost you.<\/p>\n

A \u201cStar Wars\u201d groupie made history plunking down $3.6 million this week on a single piece of Hollywood sci-fi history: the original lightsaber wielded by late actor David Prowse during the filming of the sequels \u201cThe Empire Strikes Back\u201d and \u201cReturn of the Jedi.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is the very same lightsaber seen in the iconic \u201cNo, I am your father\u201d scene from \u201cEmpire,\u201d where Luke Skywalker learns he\u2019s Vader\u2019s spawn.<\/p>\n

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The lightsaber was used in two \u201cStar Wars\u201d films \u2014 \u201cThe Empire Strikes Back\u201d and \u201cReturn of the Jedi.\u201d Propstore\/INSTARimages<\/p>\n

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The prop was used during one of the franchise\u2019s most pivotal scenes. \u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

No word on the name of the fan who now owns the screen-matched dueling lightsaber<\/a>, which was one of hundreds of items to hit the auction block this week at movie memorabilia and collectibles company Propstore in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The winning bid marks the most anyone has ever paid for a \u201cStar Wars\u201d prop.<\/p>\n

While James Earl Jones provided the voice for Darth Vader, Prowse was the actor behind the mask.<\/p>\n

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The name of the lightsaber\u2019s new owner has not been released. Credit: Pen News<\/p>\n

The lightsaber, which has chips and cracks from its use on set, also saw action in certain scenes by stunt performer Bob Anderson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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