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25 May 1977 (USA) moreTagline:
It's Back! (re-release) morePlot:
Luke Skywalker leaves his home planet, teams up with other rebels, and tries to save Princess Leia from the evil clutches of Darth Vader. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 6 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 18 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(637 articles)
Live Action Star Wars TV Series in Pre-Production (From Worst Previews. 2 July 2009, 3:00 PM, PDT)
"A Look Back The At 'No Retreat, No Surrender' Trilogy"
(From LateFilmFull. 2 July 2009, 11:28 AM, PDT)
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An adventure story, replacing six-shooters or swords with laser guns and horses with rockers moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mark Hamill | ... | Luke Skywalker | |
| Harrison Ford | ... | Han Solo | |
| Carrie Fisher | ... | Princess Leia Organa | |
| Peter Cushing | ... | Grand Moff Tarkin | |
| Alec Guinness | ... | Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi | |
| Anthony Daniels | ... | C-3PO | |
| Kenny Baker | ... | R2-D2 | |
| Peter Mayhew | ... | Chewbacca | |
| David Prowse | ... | Darth Vader | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Darth Vader (voice) | |
| Phil Brown | ... | Uncle Owen | |
| Shelagh Fraser | ... | Aunt Beru | |
| Jack Purvis | ... | Chief Jawa | |
| Alex McCrindle | ... | General Dodonna | |
| Eddie Byrne | ... | General Willard |
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Also Known As:
Adventures of the Starkiller: Episode 1 - The Star Wars (USA) (working title)La guerra de las estrellas (USA: Spanish title)
Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA) (video box title)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA) (reissue title (new title))
The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as Taken from the 'Journal of the Whills': Saga I - Star Wars (USA) (working title)
The Star Wars (USA) (original script title)
The Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Starkiller (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG for sci-fi violence and brief mild language. (special edition, DVD version)Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
121 min | 125 min (special edition)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS 70 mm (special edition) (70 mm prints) (Europe) | DTS (special edition) | Dolby Digital (special edition) | Dolby (35 mm prints) | SDDS (special edition)Certification:
Iceland:L (special edition) | Iceland:LH (original version) (video re-rating) | Malaysia:U | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | South Korea:All | Brazil:Livre | South Africa:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (special edition) | Chile:TE | Denmark:11 (special edition) | Denmark:12 | Finland:K-12 (original rating) | Finland:K-8 (special edition) | France:U | Germany:6 (special edition) | Hong Kong:I | Iceland:L (original rating) | Ireland:G | Mexico:AA | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 (special edition) | Norway:12 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (special edition) | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #24925) | West Germany:12 (original rating) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating)Fun Stuff
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During the scene where Han Solo and the others emerge from the Millennium Falcon's secret compartments, John Williams wrote a 3-note motif for the accompanied soundtrack. This 3-note motif is a cue from Psycho (1960). As a friend and colleague of Bernard Herrmann, who wrote the music for Psycho (1960), John Williams included this particular cue as an homage to Bernard Herrmann. SOURCE: 'The Making of Psycho' documentary which can be found in the Bonus Materials section on the 'Psycho (1960) Collector's Edition' DVD. The 1:16 mark of the documentary reveals this information. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The shrubs on the edge of the hole in Luke's desert home. moreQuotes:
[first lines]C-3PO: Did you hear that? They shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness.
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Why does Obi-Wan vanish when Vader slashes him down?Why has the title been changed? I always remember it as "Star Wars."
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The film turn on the endlessly renewed battle between good and evil, the former represented by the Jedi knights and the mystical Force which they are in touch with, and the latter by the Galactic Empire with its Nazi-like storm-troopers
Luke Skywalker's simple farming life on a remote planet is dramatically changed when he intercepts a distress call from rebel leader Princess Leia Organa The message leads him to Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi and with the two droids C3PO and R2D2, and later Chewbacca and Han Solo, their journey to release the princess from the evil Empire begins
Now a quarter of a century old, Lucas' project has benefited from improvements in special effects technology, but his vision has remained the same: a naive, even childlike belief in absolute good and evil, a preference for action over character and spectacle over everything