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Star Wars (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope)

Rating:PG (for sci-fi violence and brief mild language)
Genre:SciFi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller
Release Date:May 25, 1977
Running time:105 minutes
Cast:Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness
Director:George Lucas
Producer:Gary Kurtz
Writer:George Lucas
Distributor:20th Century Fox

Description: In a distant galaxy, a long time ago, young Luke Skywalker assembles his motley crew of allies including space rogue Han Solo and two "droids" -- C3PO and R2D2 -- to rescue Princess Leia, the rebel leader of her planet from the clutches of the evil Empire as embodied by its enforcer Darth Vader.

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