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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Summary: Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth ...

Release Date: May 25, 1977

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: George Lucas

Writer: George Lucas

Runtime: 2 h 01 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century Fox

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Video, CBS/Fox, Home Box Office (HBO), CBS, Disney Channel, Fox Video, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Franchise: Star Wars

Movie budget: $ 11,000,000

Domestic: $ 460,998,507

International: $ 314,399,500

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1970s abyss action girl action hero aerial combat afi alderaan the planet alien alien creature alien race allegory of multiple historical events alternate version ambush ancient astronaut android anger animated chess anti hero aqualish assault astromech droid astronomical object in title attack aunt aunt nephew relationship automatic doors bad guy bar band bantha bar bar fight battle beard beast beru lars character binoculars bipedal droid bipedal robot bjorn weckstrom jewelry black armor black cape black helmet blaster blaster pistol blaster rifle blockade runner blockbuster boba fett character bounty hunter brother sister relationship burned body c 3po character cantina canyon captain castle thunder character's point of view camera shot chase chewbacca character cleaning cloak colon in title combat coming of age comlink communications device computer computer system controversy corvette starship courage crash site crashed pod creature cruiser cruiser starship cult classic cult figure cult film darth vader character death of friend death ray death star deep voice desert desert planet design flaw destiny destruction of planet detention cell devaronian dinner disability disarming someone disguise distraction droid droid human relationship duel elevator emperor empire endangered princess epic epic adventure epic fantasy epic sci fi escape escape pod escapism evil empire exhaust shaft exploding planet exploding ship exploding starfighter extraterrestrial family dinner family relationships famous line famous opening theme famous score farm farmboy farmer female fighter fictional planet fictional war fight film starts with text first of trilogy flying ship foot chase force choke fourth part foxvideo fraternal twins friends who live together furry future galactic empire galactic war galaxy general genocide gold robot gonk droid good man good versus evil good woman governor grand moff grand moff tarkin character greedo character gun gun under a table gunfight gunfighter gunslinger han solo character hand to hand combat handheld communicator handheld weapon hangar helmet hermit hero heroine hitman hologram holographic message holographic projection home honor hooded figure hostage hovercar human human android relationship human being human female human in outer space human male humanoid robot husband wife relationship hutt hyperspace hyphen in title hypnosis imperial governor imperial star destroyer imperial starship imperial stormtrooper impersonating an enemy soldier impersonating an imperial stormtrooper impersonation incestuous kiss innocent deaths avenged insult interrogation interrogation droid interspecies relationship invented language ithorian jabba the hutt character jail cell jawa jedi jedi master jedi mind trick jedi training jet fighter kiss knight landspeeder laser laser cannon laser gun laser turret laser weapon leather gloves leitmotif lifted by the throat lifting a male into the air lifting an adult into the air lifting someone into the air lightsaber lightsaber battle lightsaber duel long time ago loss of arm loss of family loss of left arm loss of right arm low budget sci fi movie lucasfilm luke skywalker character male alien male antagonist male female relationship male hero male villain male protagonist male villain marksman h combat remote martial arts mask mass murder medal medal ceremony message millennium falcon mind control mission mixed martial arts moisture farmer monster mouse droid multiple versions murder music by john williams mysterious mysterious villain national film registry neck breaking no opening credits nomad non human number in character's name numbered sequel obi wan kenobi character older hero opening crawl orchestral music score outer space owen lars character part of trilogy passenger pilot planet planet killer planet tatooine planet viewed from outer space plea pleading pod poetic justice postmodern preemptive strike princess princess heroine princess leia organa character prison prison escape prisoner protocol droid psychotronic film r2 d2 character rebel rebel base rebel starship rebellion reference to anakin skywalker reference to jabba the hutt reference to the clone wars reluctant hero repulsorcraft rescue reverse footage reward robot robot human relationship rocky canyon rodian roman numeral in title rotoscoping sabotage saga sand sand dune sandcrawler scanimate scavenger science fantasy self sacrifice sequel severed arm shared universe ship shoot first shootout shot with a laser gun shrinking room sibling kiss single shot skeleton slow motion scene smoke smuggler sniper soldier space space adventure space battle space bounty hunter space opera space opera sci fi space pilot space sci fi space station space travel space war space western spacecraft spacecraft cockpit spaceport spaceship spaghetti western imitation special edition spirit star destroyer star wars starfighter starfighter cockpit starfighter pilot starship battle starship bridge starship fleet starship interior starship pilot stealing stop motion animation stormtrooper stormtrooper character strangulation stun blast subjective camera suicide sunset super villain super weapon sword sword and planet sword and sorcery sword duel sword fight swordsman symphonic music score talking droid talking robot tall alien targeting screen telekinesis telepathy the dark side the force theft tie advanced x1 starfighter tie fighter title directed by male title directed by man title written by male totalitarianism tough girl tough guy tractor beam translator trash compactor troubled production tusken raider twin brother twin sister twin suns twins twins kiss two word title uncle uncle nephew relationship underdog vapor farmer vehicle victory violence voice modulator walls close in warp speed warrior culture warrior princess weapon weapon of mass destruction weapons fire wedge antilles character white beard wilhelm scream wmd wookiee world destruction wrist restraints wuxia fiction x wing starfighter y wing starfighter yavin the planet

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