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Star Wars IV: A New Hope

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Original title: Star Wars
Year: 1977
Running time: 121 min.
Country: United States
Director: George Lucas
Screenwriter: George Lucas
Music: John Williams
Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Phil Brown, Shelagh Fraser, Garrick Hagon, Denis Lawson, Alex McCrindle, Richard LeParmentier, Drewe Henley, Jack Purvis, Don Henderson, William Hootkins, Malcolm Tierney
Producer: Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox
Genre: Sci-Fi. Adventure | Space Adventure. Cult Movie. Star Wars
Movie Groups: Star Wars Saga
Synopsis / Plot: In a distant galaxy, a long time ago, young Luke Skywalker, a young farmboy on Tatooine, is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet. Obi-Wan begins Luke’s Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire. Although Obi-Wan sacrifices himself in a lightsabre duel with Darth Vader, his former apprentice, Luke proves that the Force is with him by destroying the Empire’s dreaded Death Star.

Awards: 1977: 7 Academy Awards: Art Direction, OST, Sound, Editing, Costume, Visual Effects. Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects.

1977: Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture Score. 4 Nominations

1977: BAFTA Awards: Best Soundtrack and Music. 6 Nominations

1977: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1977: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Comedy Screenplay

1977: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Film & Music Score

Critics' reviews

"George Lucas set out to make the biggest possible adventure fantasy out of his memories of serials and older action epics, and he succeeded brilliantly"

A.D. Murphy: Variety
"'Star Wars' taps the pulp fantasies buried in our memories, and because it's done so brilliantly, it reactivates old thrills, fears, and exhilarations we thought we'd abandoned when we read our last copy of Amazing Stories (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"A grandiose and violent epic with a simple and whimsical heart"

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"Ruling out nuanced characterization and emotions that last longer than 20 seconds"

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"A pop-culture landmark"

Mike Clark: USA Today
"It’s enjoyable on its own terms, but it’s exhausting, too"

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker
"The movie's irresistible stylistic charm derives from the fact that Lucas can draw upon a variety of action-movie sources with unfailing deftness and humor."

Gary Arnold: The Washington Post
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