STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE DIRECTOR: George Lucas, 1977 WRITING CREDITS: George Lucas
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... An evil Empire maintains an iron grip on the galaxy. But a rebel alliance has formed to fight them and are massing against the Empire's latest secret weapon, the Death Star.
‘STAR WARS: A New Hope’ opens with a rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met friends, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi-a Jedi Master, C-3PO, R2-D2, attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. Young Luke Skywalker becomes involved with the alliance and finds himself drawn into the war against the Empire and their agent, the evil Darth Vader.
The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker, make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star, trying against all odds to destroy it and free the galaxy.
CAST:
Mark Hamill [Luke Skywalker] Harrison Ford [Han Solo] Carrie Fisher [Princess Leia Organa] Peter Cushing [Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin] Alec Guinness [Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi] Anthony Daniels [C-3PO] Kenny Baker [R2-D2] Peter Mayhew [Chewbacca] David Prowse [Darth Vader] James Earl Jones[Darth Vader’s Voice] Phil Brown [Uncle Owen Lars] Shelagh Fraser [Aunt Beru Lars] |