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Star Wars (1977)
8.8
Ratings: 8.8/10 from 494,477 users
Metascore:
91/100
Reviews: 1,255 user | 214 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com Luke Skywalker, a spirited farm boy, joins rebel forces to save Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader, and the galaxy from the Empire's planet-destroying Death Star. Director:George LucasWriter:George Lucas |
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Cast
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Mark Hamill | ... | |
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Harrison Ford | ... | |
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Carrie Fisher | ... | |
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Peter Cushing | ... | |
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Alec Guinness | ... | |
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Anthony Daniels | ... | |
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Kenny Baker | ... | |
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Peter Mayhew | ... | |
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David Prowse | ... | |
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Phil Brown | ... | |
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Shelagh Fraser | ... | |
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Jack Purvis | ... | |
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Alex McCrindle | ... | |
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Eddie Byrne | ... | |
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Drewe Henley | ... |
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Storyline
Part IV in George Lucas' epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a Rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farm boy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a Rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empire's most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star. Written by P. Wong <pwong@nt.net>
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The force will be with you (re-release) See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for sci-fi violence and brief mild language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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USALanguage:
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope See more »Box Office
Budget:
$11,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$35,906,661 (USA) (2 February 1997) (2 Screens)Gross:
$775,398,007 (Worldwide) (25 November 2011)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1
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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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Trivia
The original name of the main character in this film was Luke Starkiller, and that was the character's name when filming began in Tunisia. Later, when filming moved to Elstree Studios in London, George Lucas had second thoughts and changed the name to Skywalker. This did not cause a problem, as Luke's last name had not been used in the scenes already shot. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the rebel ship at the beginning of the movie falls into the tracker beam of the star destroyer, inside the rebel ship the rebels look up as the ship makes clanking sounds (presumably during docking). The next scene shows the two ships still far apart, drawing nearer, but obviously not close to touching. 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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Crazy Credits
The film has no opening credits. Instead, the first credits seen at the end of the film are presented in the order in which they would have otherwise been shown at the start. Although by the late 1990s it was commonplace for films to not have opening credits, in 1977 it was somewhat unusual for a major film to not have opening credits. See more »
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