Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV -
A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV -; A New Hope
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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

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.

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

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Media

Star Wars creator George Lucas (pictured in 1986)
Hotel Sidi Driss, the underground building used as Luke's Tatooine home
Tikal, Guatemala was used for the Rebel base on Yavin 4.
Rendition of Dan Perri's original Star Wars logotype
A crowd outside Leicester Square Theatre in London, the day after the film's premiere

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