Star Wars is a 1977 American epic space-opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew. It is the first installment of the original Star Wars trilogy, the first of the franchise to be produced. The film opened to critical acclaim, most notably for its groundbreaking visual effects.
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Star Wars is a 1977 American epic space-opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew. It is the first installment of the original Star Wars trilogy, the first of the franchise to be produced. The film opened to critical acclaim, most notably for its groundbreaking visual effects. It grossed a total of USD 775 million, surpassing Jaws to become the highest-grossing film at the time until the release of E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In 1989, it became one of the first 25 films that was selected by the U.S. Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” The film has been reissued multiple times with Lucas’s support, most significantly with its 20th-anniversary theatrical ‘Special Edition’ in 2004. It received ten Oscar nominations and won seven, including best picture and best director. It became a pop-cultural phenomenon and launched an industry of tie-in products, including novels, comics, video games, amusement park attractions, and merchandise including toys, games, clothing and many other spin-off works. Star Wars is the second-highest- grossing film in North America and the fourth- Highest-grossed film in the world. It was released in a limited number of theaters in the United States on May 25, 1977, and quickly became a blockbuster hit, leading to it being expanded to a much wider release.
In 2004, its soundtrack was added to the National Recording Registry and is the only one chosen from the 1970s. The movie is regarded as one the most important films in the history of motion pictures. It led to two critically and commercially successful sequels, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and later to a prequel trilogy, a sequel trilogy, two anthology films and various spin-offs TV series. The original trilogy was released on December 18, 1977. The second installment, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, came out on December 25, 1978. The third installment, The Phantom Menace, arrived on December 26, 1978, and the final installment, Return of The Jedi, arrived a month later on December 27, 1978,. The fourth episode of the Star Wars saga, The Last Episode of the Galactic Empire, came on December 28, 1979, and ended on December 31, 1979. The last installment, Episode IV: The Empire of the Sith, was released the following day. The final film, The Force Awakens, is released on January 18, 1980, and features the return of Luke Skywalker. The fourth installment, the Last Episode, is the Last Jedi: The Battle of the Death Star, comes out on January 25, 1980. The fifth and final installment is The Last Empire, released on March 25, 1981.
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