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Tähtien sota

Original title: Star Wars
  • 1977
  • K-7
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
1.5M
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POPULARITY
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Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Tähtien sota (1977)
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Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue ... Read allLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.

  • Director
    • George Lucas
  • Writer
    • George Lucas
  • Stars
    • Mark Hamill
    • Harrison Ford
    • Carrie Fisher
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    1.5M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    430
    10
    • Director
      • George Lucas
    • Writer
      • George Lucas
    • Stars
      • Mark Hamill
      • Harrison Ford
      • Carrie Fisher
    • 2.1KUser reviews
    • 221Critic reviews
    • 90Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #29
    • Won 6 Oscars
      • 69 wins & 30 nominations total

    Videos30

    Original Teaser Trailer
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    Original Teaser Trailer
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
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    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
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    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    The Legacy of Harrison Ford
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    The Legacy of Harrison Ford
    What Happens to Obi-Wan Kenobi Between Star Wars Trilogies?
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    What Happens to Obi-Wan Kenobi Between Star Wars Trilogies?
    "The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special" History Download
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    "The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special" History Download
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    Mark Hamill
    Mark Hamill
    • Luke Skywalker
    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • Han Solo
    Carrie Fisher
    Carrie Fisher
    • Princess Leia Organa
    Alec Guinness
    Alec Guinness
    • Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
    Peter Cushing
    Peter Cushing
    • Grand Moff Tarkin
    Anthony Daniels
    Anthony Daniels
    • C-3PO
    Kenny Baker
    Kenny Baker
    • R2-D2
    Peter Mayhew
    Peter Mayhew
    • Chewbacca
    David Prowse
    David Prowse
    • Darth Vader
    Phil Brown
    Phil Brown
    • Uncle Owen
    Shelagh Fraser
    Shelagh Fraser
    • Aunt Beru
    Jack Purvis
    Jack Purvis
    • Chief Jawa
    Alex McCrindle
    Alex McCrindle
    • General Dodonna
    Eddie Byrne
    Eddie Byrne
    • General Willard
    Drewe Henley
    Drewe Henley
    • Red Leader
    • (as Drewe Hemley)
    Denis Lawson
    Denis Lawson
    • Red Two (Wedge)
    • (as Dennis Lawson)
    Garrick Hagon
    Garrick Hagon
    • Red Three (Biggs)
    Jack Klaff
    Jack Klaff
    • Red Four (John D.)
    • Director
      • George Lucas
    • Writer
      • George Lucas
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      George Lucas was so sure this movie would flop that instead of attending the premiere, he went on vacation to Hawaii with his good friend Steven Spielberg. It was on that vacation that they came up with the idea for Kadonneen aarteen metsästäjät (1981).
    • Goofs
      When C-3PO and R2-D2 are in the control room of the Death Star, the storm troopers barge in, and one hits his head on the door. This goof was highlighted in the remastered version with a comedy "donk" sound effect.
    • Quotes

      [Han answers the intercom after comandeering an attack station]

      Han Solo: [1:15:22] Uh, everything's under control. Situation normal.

      Voice: What happened?

      Han Solo: [getting nervous] Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?

      Voice: We're sending a squad up.

      Han Solo: Uh, uh... negative, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few minutes to lock it down. Large leak, very dangerous.

      Voice: Who is this? What's your operating number?

      Han Solo: Uh...

      [Han shoots the intercom]

      Han Solo: [muttering] Boring conversation anyway. LUKE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE COMPANY!

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      In the 1997 re-release, two of the Cantina Aliens that had werewolf heads have been replaced. One was replaced with lizard-like creature while the other was replaced by a creature with elephant tusks. Both the werewolves and their replacements can be seen in footage used in a supplemental DVD packaged with the soundtrack to Episode III.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam (1982)

    User reviews2.1K

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    10/10

    A film that changed the industry forever.

    The Empire look set to continue their relentless war effort, new technology means they are pretty much unopposed, but a small band including Like Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo, look to fight back.

    I'm not sure what I can add that hasn't already been said, instead I'll try and imagine what it must have been like for someone, someone young perhaps, heading to the cinema in 1977, seeing this film for the first time.

    Consider what had gone before, people had Star Trek, and various other shows, but this film must have left audiences speechless, as there was quite literally nothing else like it.

    This film changed not just sci fi, but film making in general, the sheer scale and imaginative of it shame many of today's mediocre offerings.

    You have to admire the sheer bravery and audacity to get this film made, you wonder what doubts George Lucas had, he must have been elated when audiences turned round and fell in love with it.

    It's funny, entertaining, exciting, jaw dropping, moving, it's everything you want from a movie, years on, it's still a masterpiece.

    10/10.
    • Sleepin_Dragon
    • Sep 17, 2023
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1977 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Disney+ Hotstar
      • Lucasfilm Ltd. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stjärnornas krig
    • Filming locations
      • Tikal National Park, Guatemala(Fourth moon of Yavin)
    • Production companies
      • Lucasfilm
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $460,998,507
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,554,475
      • May 30, 1977
    • Gross worldwide
      • $775,398,507
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Mono
      • 70 mm 6-Track
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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