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Storyline
A young boy from Tatooine sets out on an adventure with an old Jedi named Obi-Wan Kenobi as his mentor to save Princess Leia from the ruthless Darth Vader and Destroy the Death Star built by the Empire which has the power to destroy the entire galaxy. Written by
Aravind R.
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Plot Synopsis
Taglines:
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
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Release Date:
25 May 1977 (USA)
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Box Office
Budget:
$11,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$35,906,661
(USA)
(31 January 1997)
Gross:
ESP 1,366,116,825
(Spain)
(13 July 2001)
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
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(special edition)
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track
(70 mm prints)
| Dolby
(35 mm prints)
| DTS-Stereo
(as DTS Stereo® in selected theatres)
| Dolby Digital
(as Dolby® Digital in selected theatres)
| SDDS
(as Sony Dynamic Digital SoundTM in selected theatres)
| Mono
(some 35 mm prints) (other 16 mm prints)
Color:
Color
(Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Obi Wan was originally going to survive the film, until
George Lucas realised that there wasn't anything more for him to do in the story. However,
Alec Guinness claimed that he suggested that his character be killed off, because "I just didn't have the heart to go on saying these lines".
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Goofs
In the Death Star conference, the back of Tarkin's chair is higher in the wide shots than it is in the close-ups.
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Quotes
[
first lines]
C-3PO:
Did you hear that? They shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness.
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Crazy Credits
When first released theatrically, prior to the film, a generic screen reading in green letters "A Lucasfilm Limited Production" appeared. In all versions from the Special Edition onward, this is replaced with a more elaborate Lucasfilm logo that shines and glows.
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Connections
Referenced in
Nostalgia Critic: Simon Sez (2011)
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