Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
1977 American epic space opera film directed by George Walton Lucas Jr.
(Redirected from Star Wars (movie))
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.
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Directed by | George Lucas |
Written by | George Lucas |
Produced by | Gary Kurtz Rick McCallum (Special Edition) |
Starring | Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Peter Cushing Alec Guinness |
Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor, BSC |
Edited by | Richard Chew Paul Hirsch Marcia Lucas |
Music by | John Williams |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Lucasfilm |
Release dates | 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 |
Plot change
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 droids (or robots) R2-D2 and C-3PO. With the princess, they try to stop the Empire and bring peace and happiness to the galaxy.
Cast change
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo
- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
- Alec Guinness as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
- David Prowse as Darth Vader, voiced by James Earl Jones
- Anthony Daniels as See Threepio (C-3PO)
- Kenny Baker as Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2)
- Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
- Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin
- Denis Lawson as Red Two (Wedge)
Release dates change
Country | Premiere |
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United States | 25 May 1977 |
France | 19 October 1977 |
Italy | 20 October 1977 |
Australia | 27 October 1977 |
Spain | 7 November 1977 |
Greece | 8 November 1977 |
Portugal | 6 December 1977 |
Netherlands | 15 December 1977 |
Finland | 16 December 1977 |
Sweden | 16 December 1977 |
Mexico | 23 December 1977 |
Argentina | 25 December 1977 |
Colombia | 25 December 1977 |
Denmark | 26 December 1977 |
Norway | 26 December 1977 |
Ireland | 27 December 1977 |
Uruguay | 1 January 1978 |
Hong Kong | 26 January 1978 |
United Kingdom | 29 January 1978 |
Brazil | 30 January 1978 |
Taiwan | 7 February 1978 |
West Germany | 9 February 1978 |
Peru | 23 February 1978 |
South Korea | 1 June 1978 |
Japan | 30 June 1978 |
India | 1 July 1978 |
Iceland | 9 July 1978 |
Iran | 20 July 1978 |
Slovenia | 18 August 1978 |
Turkey | 1979 |
Poland | 30 March 1979 |
Hungary | 16 August 1979 |
Singapore | 10 July 1980 |
Bulgaria | 26 April 1982 |
Soviet Union | September 1990 |
Czechoslovakia | 25 July 1991 |
Special Edition change
Country | Premiere |
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United States | 31 January 1997 |
Taiwan | 13 February 1997 |
Belgium | 19 March 1997 |
France | 19 March 1997 |
Yugoslavia | 19 March 1997 |
Australia | 20 March 1997 |
Germany | 20 March 1997 |
Spain | 20 March 1997 |
Netherlands | 20 March 1997 |
Austria | 21 March 1997 |
Brazil | 21 March 1997 |
Switzerland | 21 March 1997 |
Colombia | 21 March 1997 |
Finland | 21 March 1997 |
United Kingdom | 21 March 1997 |
Ireland | 21 March 1997 |
Israel | 21 March 1997 |
Iceland | 21 March 1997 |
Italy | 21 March 1997 |
Mexico | 21 March 1997 |
Norway | 21 March 1997 |
Poland | 21 March 1997 |
Portugal | 21 March 1997 |
Romania | 21 March 1997 |
Sweden | 21 March 1997 |
Uruguay | 21 March 1997 |
South Africa | 21 March 1997 |
Venezuela | 26 March 1997 |
Argentina | 27 March 1997 |
Bolivia | 27 March 1997 |
Chile | 27 March 1997 |
Czech Republic | 27 March 1997 |
Hong Kong | 27 March 1997 |
Croatia | 27 March 1997 |
Hungary | 27 March 1997 |
New Zealand | 27 March 1997 |
Peru | 27 March 1997 |
Slovenia | 27 March 1997 |
Bulgaria | 28 March 1997 |
Greece | 28 March 1997 |
Lebanon | 28 March 1997 |
Lithuania | 28 March 1997 |
Latvia | 28 March 1997 |
Panama | 28 March 1997 |
Thailand | 28 March 1997 |
Turkey | 28 March 1997 |
Jamaica | 2 April 1997 |
Denmark | 4 April 1997 |
South Korea | 12 April 1997 |
India | 18 April 1997 |
Egypt | 28 April 1997 |
Malaysia | 1 May 1997 |
Singapore | 29 May 1997 |
Estonia | 30 May 1997 |
Japan | 31 May 1997 |
Indonesia | 17 June 1997 |
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