Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope is a 1977 film directed by George Lucas. It stars Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher and others.
Synopsis
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope is a 1977 space opera written and directed by George Lucas. It mixes science fiction, action and adventure in a galaxy full of strange creatures, ships and distant worlds.
The story opens during a time of conflict. A tyrannical empire holds power, and a small rebel alliance is trying to resist it. Princess Leia, played by Carrie Fisher, is carrying secret information when her ship is stopped by imperial forces led by the masked Darth Vader, played by David Prowse. Before she is captured, she hides her message inside a droid and sends it toward a desert planet.
There the droids end up with Luke Skywalker, played by Mark Hamill, a restless young man who is working on his family's farm and dreaming of a bigger life. His search for the message's intended recipient brings him to the hermit Obi-Wan Kenobi, played by Alec Guinness, who tells him about an ancient order and a mysterious power called the Force. To reach the distant destination, they hire the smuggler Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford, and his co-pilot Chewbacca, played by Peter Mayhew, while the imperial officer Tarkin, played by Peter Cushing, makes plans of his own.
Crew & production
- Director
- George Lucas
- Screenwriter
- George Lucas
- Producers
- Gary Kurtz, George Lucas, Rick McCallum
- Director of photography
- Gilbert Taylor
- Composer
- John Williams
- Editors
- George Lucas, Marcia Lucas, Paul Hirsch, Richard Chew
- Production company
- Lucasfilm
- Original language
- English
- Filming locations
- Arizona, California, Tikal, Tunisia
- Budget
- $11 million
- Box office
- $775 million (worldwide)
Trailer
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Top cast
24 people
Harrison Ford
Alec Guinness
Carrie Fisher
Mark Hamill
Peter Cushing
Peter Mayhew
David Prowse
Anthony Daniels
Kenny Baker
Denis Lawson
Richard LeParmentier
Phil Brown
More cast
- Shelagh Fraser Beru Lars
- William Hootkins Jek Porkins
- Eddie Byrne
- Robert Clarke Wullf Yularen
- James Earl Jones Darth Vader
- Garrick Hagon
- Joe Johnston
- Phil Tippett
- Shane Rimmer
- Angus MacInnes
- Jack Purvis
- Alex McCrindle
Sources
- Wikidata (Q17738), accessed October 2026
- Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile
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