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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

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 evil Darth Vader.

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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
Phil Brown

Uncle Owen
Shelagh Fraser

Aunt Beru
Jack Purvis

Chief Jawa
Alex McCrindle

General Dodonna
Eddie Byrne

General Willard
Drewe Henley

Red Leader

(as Drewe Hemley)

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Director:

George Lucas

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George Lucas

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Awards

Won 6 Oscars.

Another 50 wins & 28 nominations.

Top Rated Movies #21

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Due to the limited budget, the American cast members and crew (including George Lucas) all decided to fly coach class to England, rather than first class. When Carrie Fisher's mother, Debbie Reynolds, heard about this, she called Lucas, complaining about how insulting it was for her ... ...

Quotes

C-3PO: Did you hear that? They shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness.

Goofs

It is frequently claimed that upon returning to the Rebel base after destroying the Death Star, Luke exclaims, "Carrie!" when he hears Leia (Carrie Fisher) call "Luke!" Sound designer Ben Burtt has confirmed that, after extensive listening, it appears to be "Hey" or "Yay"; Mark Hamill reports that he said, "Hey! There she is!" but mumbled the last word. Yet, trained lip readers report only two syllables being spoken and they look like Carrie.

Crazy Credits

When first released theatrically, prior to the film, a generic screen reading in green letters "A Lucasfilm Limited Production" appeared. In all versions from the Special Edition onward, this is replaced with a more elaborate Lucasfilm logo that shines and glows.