Star Wars: A New Hope

Star Wars: A New Hope

Director: George Lucas Cast: Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
, Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
, Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher
, Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
George Lucas
Star Wars: A New Hope

Star Wars: A New Hope

Director: George Lucas Cast: Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
, Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
, Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher
, Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
George Lucas

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Overview

George Lucas' mythological popcorn movie is a two-hour roller-coaster ride that has passed into movie legend. The story, for the tiny number of people not familiar with it, concerns a farm boy named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) who discovers that the used robot recently purchased by his family plays back a message from one Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), begging for help from Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke asks his father's friend Ben Kenobi (Alec Guinness) about this, and he discovers that Ben and Obi-Wan are one and the same. Kenobi tells Luke of the battle of the rebels against the ruling Empire and the spiritual energy called "The Force." Soon Luke, Kenobi, and a mercenary named Han Solo (Harrison Ford) join forces to rescue Princess Leia from the Empire's mammoth warship, the Death Star, controlled by evil genius Darth Vader (David Prowse, with the voice of James Earl Jones). George Lucas has frequently cited the influence of several films on Star Wars, particularly Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress and Yojimbo and John Ford's The Searchers, as well as the original Flash Gordon serials. After Star Wars became a success, Lucas announced his intention to turn the film into a series, originally totalling nine films (later pared back to six). Consequently, most reissue prints now feature the title Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope, with The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) serving as Episodes Five and Six in the serial, and Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace (1999) going back to the myth's beginnings.

Product Details

Release Date: 09/22/2019
UPC: 0786936866445
Original Release: 1977
Source: Walt Disney Video
Language: English
Sales rank: 10,982

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Mark Hamill Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford Han Solo
Carrie Fisher Princess Leia Organa
Alec Guinness Ben `Obi-Wan' Kenobi
David Prowse Darth Vader
James Earl Jones Darth Vader
Kenny Baker R2-D2
Anthony Daniels C-3PO
Peter Mayhew Chewbacca
Peter Cushing Tarkin
Phil Brown Uncle Owen
Shelagh Fraser Aunt Beru
Jack Purvis Jawa Chief
Garick Hagon Red Three (Biggs),Red Three (Biggs)
John Williams Composer
Richard Le Parmentier Gen. Motti
Leslie Schofield Commander No. 1
Malcolm Tierney Officer in Detention Area (uncredited)
Sadie Corré Actor
Alex McCrindle General Dodonna
Eddie Byrne General Willard
Drewe Henley Red Leader
Denis Lawson Red Two (Wedge)
Jack Klaff Red Four (John D.)
William Hootkins Red Six (Porkins)
Angus MacInnes Gold Leader
Jeremy Sinden Gold Two
Graham Ashley Gold Five
Don Henderson General Taggi

Technical Credits
George Lucas Director,Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Gary Kurtz Producer
Robert Blalack Special Effects
John Dykstra Special Effects
Grant McCune Special Effects
Richard Edlund Special Effects
Les Bowie Special Effects
John Stears Special Effects
Peter Diamond Stunts
Ben Burtt Sound Effects
Arthur Howell Stunts
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