Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1977-05-25) |
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| Awards: | Won 6 Oscars. 67 wins & 31 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $460,998,507 |
| Screen: | George Lucas |
| Productions: | Lucasfilm Ltd., 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 2: Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker
- 3: Harrison Ford - Han Solo
- 4: Carrie Fisher - Princess Leia Organa
- 5: Peter Cushing - Grand Moff Tarkin
- 12248: Alec Guinness - Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
- 6: Anthony Daniels - C-3PO
- 130: Kenny Baker - R2-D2
Crews
- 491: John Williams - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1: George Lucas - Writer - Writing
- 7753: Gilbert Taylor - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1: George Lucas - Executive Producer - Production
- 12401: Gary Kurtz - Producer - Production
- 3176: Vic Ramos - Casting - Production
- 5061: John Mollo - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
Cat Ellington
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(As I'm writing this review, Darth Vader's theme music begins to build in my mind...) Well, it actually has a title, what the Darth Vader theme. And that title is "The Imperial March", composed by the great John Williams, whom, as many of you may already know, also composed the th ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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A long time ago in a childhood not too far away... Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the Imperial Army as it seeks to rule the Galactic Empire. An old Jedi Knight by the name of Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi may just be hers, and the rebels only hope. Teaming up with farm boy L ....
Continue reading ->gastyny
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Star Wars (1977) is a true masterpiece of cinema, and is definitely one of the best films ever made. For me Star Wars (1977) is the best movie of all time,tied with The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Star Wars (1977) it is for sure the most iconic film of all time everything in it ....
Continue reading ->r96sk
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A quality start to the franchise. I say start, I guess that depends on the (seemingly) controversial way of watching these films - I've decided on release order, so it's the beginning for me anyway. I've heard a lot about <em>'Star Wars'</em> so I am expecting big things, this did ....
Continue reading ->GenerationofSwine
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Everyone and their mother is going to write reviews about the Star Wars movies...and this one, this one actually came out before I was born. It breaks the heart. I had to wait until the re-release before I got to see this one on the big screen. This is the one that ruined my Star ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Thinking back to the films that define my generation; I recall queuing round the cinema as an excited 10 year old for two hours waiting to see this film. I wonder how many people could say that they have done that in the last 20 years? This film is a truly groundbreaking piece of for ....
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