Star Wars
The story starts... in a galaxy far far away...
The movie revolves around a civil war taking place "in a galaxy far far away." The Rebels are fighting against the nefarious Darth Vader and his Imperial forces from the Galactic Empire, a tyrannical army intent on destroying civilizations across the universe.
Princess Leia is head of the Rebel's Alliance and manages to steal Imperial blueprints and details about a deadly weapon and space station called the Death Star.
When she is captured by Imperial forces, she puts the plans in the memory of a droid,
R2-D2, who escapes with another droid, C-3PO to the planet of Tatooine.
Jawa traders find the droids and sell them off to farmers Owen and Beru Lars. Owen and Beru have a nephew, Luke Skywalker, who is in charge of cleaning the droids and readying them for work on the farm.
While cleaning the droids, Luke accidentally opens Princess Leia's message, which states that she needs help from Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke and R2-D2 find a man named Ben Kenobi who reveals himself to be Obi-Wan, a former Jedi Knight whose duty was to maintain peace in the galaxy by using special powers from something called the Force.
The Jedis were destroyed by the Empire and he has gone into hiding. Obi-Wan also reveals that Darth Vader killed Luke's father, and gives the young farm boy his father's lightsaber, a powerful, sword-like weapon.
Leia's message asks Obi-Wan to travel to Alderaan with the plans to give to her father. Luke decides to go with him, and they set out to Mos Eisley, a spaceport town, in search of a pilot who can bring them to Alderaan. They employ Han Solo, a sardonic smuggler, and his furry companion, Chewbacca, to take them to Alderaan using his ship, the Millennium Falcon.
When they arrive at Alderaan they discover that it has been completely destroyed by Grand Moff Tarkin and Darth Vader using the obliterating powers of the Death Star. Luke, Chewbacca and Han Solo sneak onto the Death Star, where they rescue Princess Leia and get on the Millennium Falcon. On the Death Star, Obi-Wan is able to disable the tractor beam, but in a duel with Darth Vader, he is killed.
The Millennium Falcon travels to the rebel base, where plans are being hatched to destroy the Death Star, using the blueprint stored in R2-D2. Luke is at the forefront of the mission to destroy the Death Star, and with the help of Han Solo as well as the spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi reminding him that the Force is always with him, Luke successfully blows up the giant Imperial space station.
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A droid that works for the Rebels. Princess Leia manages to download vital information about the Death Star onto the droid's memory, but this makes him a target for Imperial forces. He is, as far as droids go, highly brave and competent, in spite of his compact size.
R2-D2
Droid
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A former Jedi Knight committed to maintaining peace in the galaxy. He has gone into hiding on Tatooine, but, when Luke stumbles into his life, he decides to help with the Rebels' attack against the Empire. He is a mentor to Luke and trains him in harnessing the Force.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Jedi Knight
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The evil Imperial leader, cloaked in black and wearing a giant suit of heavy black armor. He was once a Jedi, but now uses the Force for malevolent purposes. He is the only member of the Imperial forces who survives the destruction of the Death Star.
Darth Vader
Imperial leader
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The royal leader of the Rebels who is extremely devoted to the cause against the Empire. She is brave and determined, butting heads with the equally stubborn Han Solo.
Princess Leia
Royal leader
FAQ
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George Lucas
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A long time ago
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In a galaxy far far away
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Princess Leia
Quotes
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Stormtrooper
"These aren't the droids we're looking for." -
Han Solo
"I don't know, I can imagine quite a bit." -
Darth Vader
“When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the master.”
Movies
Which side - Will you join?
The galaxy
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A new training camp for Jedi Knights
The new camp will be at ...
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Big dinner with the Empire
They are going to eat ...
About Emsjotestvarjedag
Star Wars: A New Hope is the first film to be made in what would become the gigantic Star Wars franchise. Conceived by creator George Lucas as a "space opera," the film instantly became a phenomenon at the moment of its release. It paved the way for numerous other films, television shows, books, and video games.
Now officially titled Episode IV: A New Hope, the film was released in 1977, and it starred Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alex Guinness, and others. It was an instant hit, and at the time of its release it was the highest-grossing film ever made. It follows the story of Luke Skywalker, a young farm boy from the planet of Tatooine, who gets unexpectedly embroiled in the Rebel effort during an intergalactic civil war.
Lucas was inspired to write the film in 1971, after directing his first film, THX 1138, and was inspired by the comic Flash Gordon. He had to do a lot of convincing to get studio heads to run with his idea, as science fiction was not a particularly viable genre at the time. Principal photography began in 1976 in Tunisia, and many of the crew members thought the film would be a failure. The film's success greatly exceeded the low expectations surrounding its release, and it is widely credited with reinvigorating 20th Century Fox as a production company.
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