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Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope [1977 & 1997 Versions] [Widescreen]

Actor(s): Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing
Director(s): George Lucas
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Details

MPAA Rating: PG
Content Advisory: Suitable for Children, Sci-Fi Violence
Movie Release: 1977
DVD Release: 09/12/2006
Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Number of Discs: 2
Run Time: 2 hrs 3 mins
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Members Wishing: 57
Genres: Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure
See Also: Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope [1977 & 1997 Versions] [Fullscreen]

Synopsis

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. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker
Anthony Daniels - C-3PO
Harrison Ford - Han Solo
Carrie Fisher - Princess Leia
Peter Cushing - Grand Moff Tarkin

Awards

1978	Anthony Asquith Award (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	John Williams
1978	Best Picture (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	George Lucas
1978	Best Soundtrack (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	Don MacDougall
1978	Best Soundtrack (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	Bob Minkler
1978	Best Soundtrack (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	Derek Ball
1978	Best Soundtrack (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	Ray West
1977	Best Music Score (winner)	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	John Williams
1977	Best Director (nominee)	Directors Guild of America	George Lucas
1977	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominee)	Golden Globe	Alec Guinness
1977	Best Director (nominee)	Golden Globe	George Lucas
1977	Best Original Score (winner)	Golden Globe	John Williams
1977	Best Art Direction (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Jonathan Barry
1977	Best Art Direction (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Norman Reynolds
1977	Best Art Direction (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Leslie Dilley
1977	Best Art Direction (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Roger Christian
1977	Best Costume Design (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	John Mollo
1977	Best Director (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	George Lucas
1977	Best Editing (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Paul Hirsch
1977	Best Editing (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Richard Chew
1977	Best Editing (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Marcia Lucas
1977	Best Original Screenplay (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	George Lucas
1977	Best Picture (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Gary Kurtz
1977	Best Original Score (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	John Williams
1977	Best Sound (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Don MacDougall
1977	Best Sound (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Ray West
1977	Best Sound (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Bob Minkler
1977	Best Sound (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Derek Ball
1977	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Alec Guinness
1977	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	John Dykstra
1977	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Richard Edlund
1977	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Grant McCune
1977	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Robert Blalock
1977	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	John Stears
1977	Special Achievement (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Ben Burtt