Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Star Wars Episode IV:A New Hope |
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| Directed by | George Lucas |
| Produced by | Gary Kurtz Rick McCallum (Special Edition) |
| Written by | George Lucas |
| Starring | Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Peter Cushing Alec Guinness |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor, BSC |
| Editing by | Richard Chew Paul Hirsch Marcia Lucas |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Lucasfilm |
| Release date(s) | May 25, 1977 (USA) October 27, 1977 (Australia) December 27, 1977 (UK) |
| Running time | 121 min. (original) 125 min. (Special Edition) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11,000,000 |
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is the first film in the Star Wars saga. The movie was released in 1977 and is a mix of science fiction, fantasy, action and drama.
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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.
Cast
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo
- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
- Alec Guinness as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
- David Prowse as Darth Vader, voiced by James Earl Jones
- Anthony Daniels as See Threepio (C-3PO)
- Kenny Baker as Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2)
- Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
- Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin
- Denis Lawson as Red Two (Wedge)
Related pages
Images for kids
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Luke Skywalker (Hamill), Princess Leia (Fisher), and Han Solo (Ford)
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Director/writer George Lucas in 2007, describing the difficulty of pitching Star Wars, being turned down repeatedly, until 20th Century-Fox bought the idea for "a little strange" film.
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Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz (pictured in 2002)
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Ralph McQuarrie in 2008. Lucas commissioned him to create conceptual photographs for the film, which visualized the characters, costumes, props, and scenery.
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Hotel Sidi Driss, the underground building in Matmata, Tunisia, used to film Luke's home
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Tikal, Guatemala, which served as the setting of the Rebel base
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Steven Spielberg said he was the only person in the audience to have enjoyed the film in its early cut screening.
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Original vinyl release
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A crowd outside Leicester Square Theatre the day after the film's premiere.
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Introductory graphics for the film that feature Suzy Rice's Star Wars logotype; the film's cinematic re-release in 1981 added Episode IV and A New Hope to the head of the opening crawl.
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The 20th anniversary theatrical release poster of the 1997 Special Edition (art by Drew Struzan)
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See also
In Spanish: Star Wars: Episodio IV - Una nueva esperanza para niños
