Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
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Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (initially named Star Wars) is a science fiction movie. It is the first film in the Star Wars saga. The movie was released in 1977 and also incorporates adventure, action and drama.
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Directed by | George Lucas |
Produced by | Gary Kurtz Rick McCallum (Special Edition) |
Written by | George Lucas |
Starring | Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Peter Cushing Alec Guinness |
Music by | John Williams |
Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor, BSC |
Edited by | Richard Chew Paul Hirsch Marcia Lucas |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Lucasfilm |
Release date | May 25, 1977 (USA) October 27, 1977 (Australia) December 27, 1977 (UK) |
Running time | 121 minutes (original) 125 minutes (Special Edition) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $11,000,000 |
Plot
Princess Leia Organa is a prisoner of the evil Empire. She was captured by Darth Vader, who is helping the Empire stop a rebellion, by using the Death Star. Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Han Solo work together to rescue her. They are helped by the robots R2-D2 and C-3PO. With the princess, they try to stop the Empire and bring peace and happiness to the galaxy.
Cast
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo
- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
- Alec Guinness as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
- David Prowse as Darth Vader, voiced by James Earl Jones
- Anthony Daniels as See Threepio (C-3PO)
- Kenny Baker as Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2)
- Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
- Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin
- Denis Lawson as Red Two (Wedge)
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Media
Tikal, Guatemala was used for the Rebel base on Yavin 4.
Related pages
Other websites
- Official website
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope on IMDb
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope at AllRovi
- Star Wars at the Movie Wiki