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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Info

Year:	1977
Saga:	Star Wars
Original Title:	Star Wars
Length:	121 minutes
Genre:	Science fiction, Adventure
Studios:	20th Century Studios, Hispano Foxfilm

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Release Dates

United Kingdom: December 27 1977

United States: May 25 1977

Ranking

Ranking: 198 out of 16,914 movies (up 271)

Ranked #26 in list 'The best movies ever'

Ranked #6 in list 'Best science fiction movies'

9,2

8.9 by 144 users

9.0 by Movie'n'co

9.6 by 5 media

Plot

Director

George Lucas

Cast Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Han Solo

C-3PO

R2-D2

Luke Skywalker

Darth Vader

Princesa Leia

Videos

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'Star Wars' Day 2020 video

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'Star Wars': Re-imagined battle between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan

0:34

Han Solo: "Situation normal"

0:17

Blooper Stormtroper 'Star Wars'

Photos

Reviews Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Trivia Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

George Lucas was so sure that the film would be a failure that, instead of going to the premiere, he went on vacation to Hawaii with his friend Steven Spielberg. It was there where they got the idea for 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'. In early drafts of the script, R2-D2 was speaking standard English, although his vocabulary was rather foul. Finally his dialogues were eliminated, while most of the reactions of C-3PO were left in. George Lucas showed one of the first cuts of the film to several directors, including Brian De Palma, who thought it was the "worst movie ever" and Steven Spielberg, who predicted it would be a blockbuster.