Star Wars(Movie, 1977)

2h 1min | Genres: Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

Rating: 4.1/5 (with 8,624 votes) 424

Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first film in the Star Wars film series and fourth chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga". Set "a long time ago" in a fictional universe where the galaxy is ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, the story focuses on a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance, who aim to destroy the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star. Luke Skywalker becomes caught in the conflict while learning the ways of a metaphysical power known as "the Force" from Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness... ()

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Duration: 2h 5min

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Awards & Nominations for Star Wars

National Film Registry Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Special Achievement Academy Award Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score BAFTA Award for Best Original Music Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film Saturn Award for Best Director Saturn Award for Best Writing Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Saturn Award for Best Music Saturn Award for Best Costume Design Saturn Award for Best Make-up Saturn Award for Best Special Effects National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound nominated for: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

About Star Wars

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Guatemala, California, Tunisia, Arizona

Plays in: Tatooine, Death Star, Yavin IV

Made by: Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 41 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Basque (EU), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Frisian (FY), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Latin (LA), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 04/10/1981 (World premiere: 05/25/1977)

Cast: Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Peter Cushing, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Denis Lawson, Richard LeParmentier, Phil Brown, Shelagh Fraser, William Hootkins, Eddie Byrne, Robert Clarke, James Earl Jones, Garrick Hagon, Joe Johnston, Phil Tippett, Shane Rimmer, Angus MacInnes, Jack Purvis, Alex McCrindle

Voice Actor: James Earl Jones

Director: George Lucas

Producer: Gary Kurtz, Rick McCallum, George Lucas

Screenwriter: George Lucas

Executive Producer: George Lucas

Film Editor: Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, Richard Chew, George Lucas

Director of Photography: Gilbert Taylor

Composer: John Williams

Costume designer: John Mollo

Production Designer: John Barry

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Star Wars DSE: Episode IV - A New Hope"

"Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope - DE"

"Star Wars SSE: Episode IV - A New Hope"

"Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"

"Guerra nas Estrelas"

"Star Wars - Uma Nova Esperança"

"Star Wars 04 - Uma Nova Esperança"

"Star Wars: Episódio 4 - Uma Nova Esperança"

"Star Wars: Episódio IV - Uma Nova Esperança"

"Star Wars : Épisode IV - Un nouvel espoir"

"Star Wars, épisode IV - Un nouvel espoir"

"Star Wars: Episode IV - Eine neue Hoffnung"

"星球大战：新希望"

"星球大战4：新希望"

"Hvězdné války: Epizoda IV - Nová naděje"

"Star Wars - Episode IV - Krieg der Sterne"

"Star Wars Episode 4 - Krieg der Sterne"

"Star Wars: Eine neue Hoffnung"

"Star Wars: Episode 4 - Eine neue Hoffnung"

"Star Wars: Episode IV - Eine neue Hoffnung"

"Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope"

"Star Wars: Episode IV - Et nyt håb"

"Stjernekrigen"

"La guerra de las galaxias"

"La guerra de las galaxias. Episodio 4, Una nueva esperanza"

"La guerra de les galàxies"

"Star Wars: Episodio IV - Una nueva esperanza"

"Star Wars: Una Nueva Esperanza"

"Star Wars: Episodi IV - Uusi toivo"

"Star Wars - Episode 4 - Un Nouvel Espoir"

"Star Wars - Episode IV - La Guerre des étoiles"

"Star Wars - Episode IV - Un Nouvel Espoir"

"Star Wars : Un nouvel espoir"

"Star Wars 4 - Un nouvel espoir"

"Star Wars IV - Un nouvel espoir"

"Star Wars, Episode IV - Un nouvel espoir"

"Un nouvel espoir"

"Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope"

"Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"

"Ο Πόλεμος Των Άστρων Μια Νέα Ελπίδα"

"Ο Πόλεμος Των Άστρων: Επεισόδιο 4 - Μια Νέα Ελπίδα"

"Star Wars: IV. rész - Egy új remény"

"स्टार वार्स"

"Guerre stellari"

"Guerre stellari (Episodio IV)"

"Star Wars - Episodio IV - Una nuova speranza"

"Star Wars - Guerre stellari"

"Star Wars - Una Nuova Speranza"

"Star Wars: Episodio IV - Una nuova speranza"

"Star Wars: Episodio IV DSE - Una nuova speranza"

"スター・ウォーズ"

"スター・ウォーズエピソード４／新たなる希望"

"스타 워즈 에피소드 4: 새로운 희망"

"스타워즈 에피소드 4 새로운 희망"

"스타워즈 에피소드4 새로운 희망"

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

"Gwiezdne Wojny IV - Nowa Nadzieja"

"A Guerra das Estrelas"

"звездные войны 4"

"Звёздные войны: Новая надежда"

"Звездные войны: Эпизод 4 - Новая надежда"

"Звёздные войны: Эпизод IV - Новая надежда"

"Star Wars: Episod IV – Nytt hopp"

"Stjärnornas Krig"

"Hviezdne vojny IV - Nová nádej"

"Hviezdne vojny: Epizóda IV - Nová nádej"

"Star Wars: Nová nádej"

"Yıldız Savaşları 4"

"Yıldız Savaşları: Bölüm IV - Yeni Bir Umut"

"Yıldız Savaşları: Yeni Ümit"

"星際大戰四部曲：曙光乍現"

"Зоряні війни: Нова надія"

"Adventures of the Starkiller: Episode 1 - The Star Wars"

"Star Wars - A New Hope - Original Theatrical Release"

"Star Wars 4K77"

"Star Wars Episode 4"

"Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope"

"Star Wars Episode IV : A New Hope - Despecialized Edition"

"Star Wars IV Despecialized"

"Star Wars: A New Hope"

"Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV)"

"Star Wars: Episode 4 - A New Hope"

"Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"

"Star Wars։ Episode IV - A New Hope"

"The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as Taken from the 'Journal of the Whills': Saga I - Star Wars"

"The Star Wars"

"The Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Starkiller"

"Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"

Keywords: space opera, android, rescue mission, planet, smuggling (contraband), empire, rebellion, death star, totalitarianism, galaxy, hermit, galactic war

Budget: 11,000,000 USD

Revenue: 775,398,007 USD (= 7,049%)