Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was the first film released in the Star Wars film series and the fourth chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga". The film follows the story of a young farm boy named Luke Skywalker who 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.
The film opened to critical acclaim for its acting, direction, story, musical score, action sequences, sound, editing, screenplay, costume design, and production values, but particularly for its groundbreaking visual effects.
The cast of characters includes some of the coolest, funniest, and most tragic in film, and the actors who play them fit seamlessly into this new universe. Alec Guinness is flawless as Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi on the run from the evil Empire. Harrison Ford is awesome as Han Solo, a smuggler and thief who helps the gang rescue the princess.
A winner of multiple Academy Awards, Episode IV - A New Hope revolutionized motion picture production. With groundbreaking visual effects and sound design, the cinematic art form breathed new potential into Lucas’ masterpiece. Movies would never be the same, and the legacy of the original film continues to this day in mediums as diverse as there are stories to be told.
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Cast
The cast of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope includes a mix of established actors and relative unknowns.
Here's the full cast for the original Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977):
Main Cast:
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo
- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
- Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin
- Alec Guinness as Ben Kenobi
- Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
- Kenny Baker as R2-D2
- Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
Supporting Cast:
- Denis Lawson as Wedge Antilles
- David Prowse as Darth Vader (voice by James Earl Jones)
- Phil Brown as Owen Lars
- Shelagh Fraser as Beru Lars
- Richard LeParmentier as Admiral Ackbar
- Garrick Hagon as Biggs Darklighter
- George Lucas as Biggs Darklighter's voice
- Michael Leader as General Dodonna
- Gary Kurtz as Moff Jerjerrod's voice (uncredited)
- Billy Dee Williams as Ozzel (uncredited)
- Bruce Boa as Red Leader (uncredited)
- Jeremy Bulloch as Boba Fett (uncredited)
- Jack Klaff as Rebel Officer at Yavin Base (uncredited)
- John Ratzenberger as Major Derlin (uncredited)
- Warwick Davis as Wicket the Ewok (uncredited)
- Mike Edmonds as Imperial Officer (uncredited)
- Michael Sheard as Imperial Officer (uncredited)
- Tony Walton as Imperial Officer (uncredited)
- Peter Diamond as Imperial Officer (uncredited)
- Paul Humfress as Imperial Officer (uncredited)
- Clive Revill as Emperor Palpatine's voice (uncredited)
Director: George Lucas
Writer: George Lucas
Box Office (Gross USA): $775,398,007
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 1977
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 1982
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2016
