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Star Wars

(1977)

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Film Information*

Synopsis:
Country:	United States	Genre:	Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure
Rating:	PG	Running time:	121 mins.
Studio:	20th Century Fox
Distributor:	20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, MH Medien Handels, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)
Release Date:	05/25/1977	Cumulative Box Office:	$460,998,007.00

a.k.a : Star Wars Special Edition, Star Wars, Episode 4: A New Hope, Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope, New Hope
In a distant galaxy, a long time ago, young Luke Skywalker assembles his motley crew of allies including space rogue Han Solo and two "droids" -- C3PO .....

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Credits*

Director:	George Lucas
Producer:	Gary Kurtz

Actor	Role
Mark Hamill	Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford	Han Solo
Carrie Fisher	Princess Leia Organa
Peter Cushing	Grand Moff Tarkin
Alec Guinness	Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
Anthony Daniels	See Threepio
Kenny Baker	Artoo-Detoo
Peter Mayhew	Chewbacca
David Prowse	Lord Darth Vader
Phil Brown	Uncle Owen Lars

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Companies*

Company	Role
20th Century Fox	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
20th Century Fox	Studio
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)	Foreign TV Distributor
Lucasfilm, Ltd.	Production Company
MH Medien Handels	Foreign TV Distributor

Awards*

1977 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

1978 British Academy Award Winner for Best Sound and Best Original Film Music.

Voted Best Picture and Best Original Score by the 1977 Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

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Release Information*

Release Notes:
Released in USA May 25, 1977.
Re-released in USA July 21, 1978.
Re-released in USA August 15, 1979.
Re-released in USA April 10, 1981.
Re-released in USA August 13, 1982.
Re-released in USA under title "Star Wars Special Edition" January 31, 1997.

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