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Star Wars (retroactively retitled 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". Set "a long time ago" in a fictional universe where the galaxy is ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, the story focuses on a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance, who aim to destroy the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star. When Rebel leader Princess Leia is apprehended by the Empire, Luke Skywalker acquires stolen architectural plans of the Death Star and sets out to rescue her while learning the ways of a metaphysical power known as "the Force" from Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew.

Plot

Amid a galactic civil war, Rebel Alliance spies have stolen plans to the tyrannical Galactic Empire's Death Star, a massive space station capable of destroying entire planets. Imperial Senator Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, secretly one of the Rebellion's leaders, has obtained its schematics, but her ship is intercepted by an Imperial Star Destroyer under the command of the ruthless Darth Vader. Before she is captured, Leia hides the plans in the memory system of astromech droid , who flees in an escape pod to the nearby desert planet Tatooine alongside his companion, protocol droid .

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    award Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award for Best Original Music Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Saturn Award for Best Costume Saturn Award for Best Director Saturn Award for Best Make-up Saturn Award for Best Music Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film Saturn Award for Best Special Effects Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Saturn Award for Best Writing Special Achievement Academy Award
    contentLocation Death Star Tatooine Yavin IV
    director George Lucas
    editor Marcia Lucas Paul Hirsch Richard Chew
    genre action adventure animation drama fantasy saga science fiction
    keywords alderaan astromech droid attack bail organa beru lars c-3po cantina capture chain reaction chewbacca civil war clean clone wars collect dark side dark side of the force darth vader discover <!-- don\'t delink -->yavin iv droid escape pod falcon force galactic empire galactic republic grand moff tarkin han solo her father hermit hide holographic hunt jabba the hutt jawa jawas jedi kill lightsaber luke skywalker metaphysical metaphysics millennium falcon mos eisley murder mystical mysticism obi-wan kenobi opening crawl owen owen lars princess leia princess leia organa protocol droid r2-d2 rebel alliance record rescue sand people search smuggle space station spirit star destroyer star wars opening crawl stormtrooper stormtroopers the death star tie fighter tracking device tractor beam travel tusken raiders voice wookiee x-wing fighter x-wing starfighter yavin
    musicBy John Williams
    nomination Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    producer Gary Kurtz
    productionCompany Lucasfilm
    recordedAt Arizona California Guatemala Tunisia
    theme science fantasy science fiction action science fiction adventure space opera