Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

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American film adventure film feature film science fiction film space opera film

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.

Aliases (2)

Star Wars (1977 film) ×7
Episode IV – A New Hope ×1

Statements (89)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → adventure film → feature film → science fiction film → space opera film →
academyAward	Best Art Direction → Best Costume Design → 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	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 →
director	George Lucas →
distributor	20th Century Fox →
editedBy	Marcia Lucas → Paul Hirsch → Richard Chew →
episodeNumberInSaga	IV →
executiveProducer	George Lucas →
followedBy	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 franchise →
partOfSeries	Star Wars film series →
plotFocus	Rebel Alliance struggle against the Galactic Empire →
producer	Gary Kurtz →
productionCompany	Lucasfilm →
rating	PG (MPAA) →
registeredIn	National Film Registry of the Library of Congress →
releaseDate	1977-05-25 →
releaseYear	1977 →
runtimeMinutes	121 →
setInUniverse	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	Episode IV – A New Hope →
tagline	A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... →
visualEffectsCompany	Industrial Light & Magic →
voiceActorForCharacter	James Earl Jones as Darth Vader →
writer	George Lucas →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
20th Century Fox ("Star Wars (1977 film)") → Gary Kurtz → John Dykstra ("Star Wars (1977 film)") → Mark Hamill → Rick Baker ("Star Wars (1977 film)") →	notableWork
Gary Kurtz → Joe Johnston → John Dykstra ("Star Wars (1977 film)") → Richard Edlund →	workedOn
Chewbacca → Han Solo → Millennium Falcon →	firstAppearance
Chewbacca → Han Solo →	appearsIn
George Lucas →	directed
20th Century Fox ("Star Wars (1977 film)") →	distributed
Dolby Stereo ("Star Wars (1977 film)") →	earlyNotableFilm
Star Wars →	hasPart
Saturn Award for Best Special Effects ("Star Wars (1977 film)") →	notableRecipient
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith →	precedes
Star Wars Rebels →	precedesInContinuity
Gary Kurtz →	producerOf
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ("Episode IV – A New Hope") →	subtitle
George Lucas →	wrote