Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope is a landmark 1977 space opera film that launched the Star Wars franchise, following Luke Skywalker’s battle against the Galactic Empire and redefining modern blockbuster cinema.

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instanceOf American film
adventure film
feature film
science fiction film
space opera film
academyAward Academy Award for Best Art Direction
surface form: Best Art Direction

Best Costume Design
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
surface form: Best Film Editing

Best Original Score
Best Sound
Best Visual Effects
academyAwardNomination Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness
academyAwardSpecial Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing
surface form: Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing
artDirector John Barry (production designer)
basedOn original story by George Lucas
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide over 775 million USD (original run and re-releases combined)
chronologicalOrderInOriginalTrilogy 1
cinematographyBy Gilbert Taylor
costumeDesigner John Mollo
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director George Lucas
distributor 20th Century Fox
editedBy Marcia Lucas
Paul Hirsch
Richard Chew
episodeNumberInSaga IV
executiveProducer George Lucas
followedBy The Empire Strikes Back
surface form: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
follows no previous film in release order
genre adventure
science fiction
space opera
hasSpecialEdition 1997 special edition with altered visual effects
homeMediaRelease 4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray
DVD
VHS
inspiredBy Akira Kurosawa films
classic adventure serials
mythological hero’s journey concepts
keyEvent destruction of the first Death Star
mainCharacter C-3PO
Chewbacca
Darth Vader
Han Solo
Luke Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Princess Leia
R2-D2
majorLocation Death Star
Tatooine
Yavin 4
musicBy John Williams
nationalFilmRegistrySelectionYear 1989
notableFor launching the Star Wars franchise
popularizing the modern Hollywood blockbuster model
openingCrawlBeginsWith It is a period of civil war.
originalLanguage English
originalTitle Star Wars
partOfFranchise Star Wars
surface form: Star Wars franchise
partOfSeries Star Wars
surface form: Star Wars film series
plotFocus Rebel Alliance struggle against the Galactic Empire
producer Gary Kurtz
productionCompany Lucasfilm
rating PG (MPAA)
registeredIn National Film Registry
surface form: National Film Registry of the Library of Congress
releaseDate 1977-05-25
releaseYear 1977
runtimeMinutes 121
setInUniverse Star Wars
surface form: Star Wars universe
setting a galaxy far, far away
soundDesignBy Ben Burtt
stars Alec Guinness
Anthony Daniels
Carrie Fisher
David Prowse
Harrison Ford
Kenny Baker
Mark Hamill
Peter Cushing
Peter Mayhew
subtitle Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope self-linksurface differs
surface form: Episode IV – A New Hope
tagline A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
visualEffectsCompany Industrial Light & Magic
voiceActorForCharacter James Earl Jones
surface form: James Earl Jones as Darth Vader
writer George Lucas

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