Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) is often a 1977 American epic[discuss] space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. The first release inside the Star Wars saga, it stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, and Alec Guinness. David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew co-star in supporting roles.
The plot targets the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia (Fisher), as well as its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire's space station, the Death Star. This conflict disrupts the isolated life of farmhand Luke Skywalker (Hamill) who inadvertently acquires a couple robots (generally known as droids in-universe) that possess stolen architectural plans with the Death Star. When the Empire begins a destructive search for that missing droids, Skywalker agrees to accompany Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Guinness) on the mission to return the Death Star intends to the Rebel Alliance and save the galaxy on the tyranny from the Galactic Empire.
The plot targets the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia (Fisher), as well as its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire's space station, the Death Star. This conflict disrupts the isolated life of farmhand Luke Skywalker (Hamill) who inadvertently acquires a couple robots (generally known as droids in-universe) that possess stolen architectural plans with the Death Star. When the Empire begins a destructive search for that missing droids, Skywalker agrees to accompany Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Guinness) on the mission to return the Death Star intends to the Rebel Alliance and save the galaxy on the tyranny from the Galactic Empire.
Star Wars_ was launched theatrically from the United States on May 25, 1977. It earned $461 million inside US and $314 million overseas, totaling $775 million. It surpassed Jaws (1975) to be the highest-grossing film out of them all; its gross was later surpassed by that of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). When adjusted for inflation by 2013, Star Wars was the second-highest-grossing film inside the United States and Canada, and also the third-highest-grossing film inside the world. It received 10 Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture), winning seven. It was selected to be part from the US National Film Registry with the Library of Congress to use first year of opening to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"; at that time, it had been the newest film to get selected, and that it was the only film from your 1970s to get chosen. The film's soundtrack was combined with the US National Recording Registry 10 years later. Today, it is sometimes regarded as one from the greatest films of them all, and is particularly considered by many to get one on the most important films inside the history of films.
The film's massive success triggered the production of two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return on the Jedi (1983), which became critically and commercially successful. A prequel trilogy was later released between 1999 and 2005; the 3 films were again commercially successful, but failed to match how much critical and fanatical acclaim in the original trilogy. Lucas has re-released Star Wars several times, incorporating many changes including modified computer-generated effects, altered dialogue, re-edited shots, remixed soundtracks, and added scenes. In early 2014, a brand new sequel trilogy began production having a majority on the cast members through the original trilogy returning for your seventh installment, The Force Awakens, released on December 18, 2015.
The film's massive success triggered the production of two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return on the Jedi (1983), which became critically and commercially successful. A prequel trilogy was later released between 1999 and 2005; the 3 films were again commercially successful, but failed to match how much critical and fanatical acclaim in the original trilogy. Lucas has re-released Star Wars several times, incorporating many changes including modified computer-generated effects, altered dialogue, re-edited shots, remixed soundtracks, and added scenes. In early 2014, a brand new sequel trilogy began production having a majority on the cast members through the original trilogy returning for your seventh installment, The Force Awakens, released on December 18, 2015.