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Movie: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)

“Part IV in a George Lucas epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star. Written by P. Wong <pwong@nt.net>”

• Director: George Lucas
• Release Date:
  25 May 1977 (USA)
• Run Time:
  121 min | 125 min (special edition)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi See »
• MPAA:
  Rated PG for sci-fi violence and brief mild language. (special edition, DVD version)

Tagline: It's Back! (re-release) See »

Trivia: While George Lucas was filming on location in Tunisia, the Libyan government became worried about a massive military vehicle parked near the Libyan border. Consequently, the Tunisian government, receiving threats of military mobilization, politely asked Lucas to move his Jawa sandcrawler farther away from the border.See  »

Goofs: Factual errors: Long-distance travel in the Star Wars galaxy is variously referred to as “going to lightspeed” (the Millenium Falcon can make “point-five above lightspeed”, according to Han) or “making the jump into hyperspace” using a “hyperdrive”, even when talking about a single vessel. These are two completely different concepts for reducing the travel time between star systems: in everyday terms, it is like equating “drive faster” with “take a shortcut” as ways to get to your destination sooner.See  »