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was it ever mentioned in the movie or the scipt or any novel?

57 years old.

How do you not know about Wookieepedia?

57, 3 years younger than Qui-Gon, 4 years older than Mace, in perspective.

Wow.

He looked a lot older than 57.

Chronological plot-hole I guess. They could only age Ewan so much in the PT.

Plot hole? YOU MEAN IT WASNT ALL PLANNED BY GEORGE IN ADVANCE?

Originally posted by Tzeentch._
Wow.

He looked a lot older than 57.

Chronological plot-hole I guess. They could only age Ewan so much in the PT.
On Tatooine people age faster. No moisture for skin, remember?

Originally posted by Tzeentch._
Wow.

He looked a lot older than 57.

Chronological plot-hole I guess. They could only age Ewan so much in the PT.

Yep.

Before the PT, most people assumed that Obi-Wan and Vader were older when the clash went down.

I'm glad someone was mean enough to say it.

I think calling this a plot hole is overdoing it- in relative ages of Ewan to Alec, it's only a nine years discrepancy, which is well within the scope of drama and all the more understandable as Ewan had to play a ten years younger Obi-Wan also.

I think people over-estimate how old Obi-Wan was being portrayed as in ANH. Alec Guiness was only 62, and they made no attempt to make him look older.

Originally posted by KuRuPT Thanosi
was it ever mentioned in the movie or the scipt or any novel?
Ummmmmm, Wookieepedia?

That was almost two months ago, he knows.