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Director:
Writer:
George Lucas (written by)
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Release Date:
25 May 1977 (USA) See more »
Tagline:
It's Back! (re-release) See more »
Plot:
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 synopsis »
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Awards:
Won 6 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 21 nominations See more »
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(4007 articles)
'NJ Housewife' Pulls an Oprah in Payless ShoeSource
 (From TMZ. 10 September 2010, 12:03 AM, PDT)

Must Watch: Wide-Lapelled Harrison Ford Interview From 1977
 (From Cinema Blend. 9 September 2010, 4:16 PM, PDT)

Stars of Saturday morning
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 9 September 2010, 3:12 PM, PDT)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Star Wars" - USA (original title)
"La guerra de las estrellas" - USA (Spanish title)
"Star Wars IV: A New Hope" - USA (video box title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for sci-fi violence and brief mild language. (special edition, DVD version)
Runtime:
121 min | 125 min (special edition)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
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 | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | 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)
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Trivia:
During the scene on the Death Star right after Ben leaves to shut down the tractor beam, Chewbacca barks something to Luke to which Han says "Boy, you said it Chewie". Backstage footage reveals that what Chewie says is "The old man's gone mad".See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: In the original theatrical release, there is the scene where Grand Moff Tarkin gives the order to destroy Princess Leia's home planet, Alderaan. But when the laser bolt from the Death Star is fired at Alderaan, two separate explosions take place, not one, and some rubble that is fired from the planet during the first explosion disappears when the second explosion is taking place.See more »
Quotes:
[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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Who actually shot first in the cantina, Greedo or Han?
Why does Obi-Wan vanish when Vader slashes him down?
If the stormtroopers are clones, why didn't George Lucas have Temuera Morrison dub over their voices for the special DVD edition like he did for Boba Fett?
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244 out of 322 people found the following review useful.
The film that changed the world, 12 December 2004
Author: davidsarah from cornwall, england

Star wars made epic fantasy real. For a generation of people it has defined what the cinema experience is meant to be. Today it is probable that pc games will offer a deeper and more satisfying entertainment solution, but for pure visual and aural pleasure, mixed with basic emotional manipulation, there has never and will never be a better example of cinema than when star wars appeared over 25 years ago. When you think of star wars, you must remember what else was happening at the time. In America, the war in Vietnam had been lost. In the U.K economic disaster was occurring(a 3 day working week, and the army collecting rubbish). It was almost like the two most technically advanced countries in the world were going backwards. Star wars let everybody escape from that reality and reach for a future that was uncertain but ultimately good.

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