Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (initially named Star Wars) is a science fiction movie. It is the first film in the Star Wars saga. The movie was released in 1977 and also incorporates adventure, action and drama.

Star Wars: Episode IV -
A New Hope
Special Edition Logo
Directed byGeorge Lucas
Written byGeorge Lucas
Produced byGary Kurtz
Rick McCallum
(Special Edition)
StarringMark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
Peter Cushing
Alec Guinness
CinematographyGilbert Taylor, BSC
Edited byRichard Chew
Paul Hirsch
Marcia Lucas
Music byJohn Williams
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Lucasfilm
Release dates
May 25, 1977 (USA)
October 27, 1977 (Australia)
December 27, 1977 (UK)
Running time
121 minutes (original)
125 minutes (Special Edition)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11,000,000

Plot

Princess Leia Organa is a prisoner of the evil Empire. She was captured by Darth Vader, who is helping the Empire stop a rebellion, by using the Death Star. Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Han Solo work together to rescue her. They are helped by the droids (or robots) R2-D2 and C-3PO. With the princess, they try to stop the Empire and bring peace and happiness to the galaxy.

Release dates
CountryPremiere
 United States25 May 1977
 France19 October 1977
 Italy20 October 1977
 Australia27 October 1977
Spain7 November 1977
 Greece8 November 1977
 Portugal6 December 1977
 Netherlands15 December 1977
 Finland16 December 1977
 Sweden16 December 1977
 Mexico23 December 1977
 Argentina25 December 1977
 Colombia25 December 1977
 Denmark26 December 1977
 Norway26 December 1977
 Ireland27 December 1977
 Uruguay1 January 1978
 Hong Kong26 January 1978
 United Kingdom29 January 1978
 Brazil30 January 1978
 Taiwan7 February 1978
 West Germany9 February 1978
 Peru23 February 1978
 South Korea1 June 1978
 Japan30 June 1978
 India1 July 1978
 Iceland9 July 1978
Iran20 July 1978
 Slovenia18 August 1978
 Turkey1979
 Poland30 March 1979
 Hungary16 August 1979
 Singapore10 July 1980
 Bulgaria26 April 1982
 Soviet UnionSeptember 1990
 Czechoslovakia25 July 1991

Special Edition
CountryPremiere
 United States31 January 1997
 Taiwan13 February 1997
 Belgium19 March 1997
 France19 March 1997
 Yugoslavia19 March 1997
 Australia20 March 1997
 Germany20 March 1997
 Spain20 March 1997
 Netherlands20 March 1997
 Austria21 March 1997
 Brazil21 March 1997
  Switzerland21 March 1997
 Colombia21 March 1997
 Finland21 March 1997
 United Kingdom21 March 1997
Republic of Ireland Ireland21 March 1997
 Israel21 March 1997
 Iceland21 March 1997
 Italy21 March 1997
Mexico Mexico21 March 1997
 Norway21 March 1997
 Poland21 March 1997
 Portugal21 March 1997
 Romania21 March 1997
 Sweden21 March 1997
 Uruguay21 March 1997
 South Africa21 March 1997
 Venezuela26 March 1997
 Argentina27 March 1997
 Bolivia27 March 1997
 Chile27 March 1997
 Czech Republic27 March 1997
 Hong Kong27 March 1997
 Croatia27 March 1997
 Hungary27 March 1997
 New Zealand27 March 1997
 Peru27 March 1997
 Slovenia27 March 1997
 Bulgaria28 March 1997
 Greece28 March 1997
 Lebanon28 March 1997
 Lithuania28 March 1997
 Latvia28 March 1997
 Panama28 March 1997
 Thailand28 March 1997
 Turkey28 March 1997
 Jamaica2 April 1997
 Denmark4 April 1997
 South Korea12 April 1997
 India18 April 1997
 Egypt28 April 1997
 Malaysia1 May 1997
 Singapore29 May 1997
 Estonia30 May 1997
 Japan31 May 1997
 Indonesia17 June 1997

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