Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

1977

A young farm boy named Luke Skywalker is swept into a galactic rebellion when he discovers a message hidden in a droid from a captured princess. Joining forces with a roguish smuggler and an ageing Jedi knight, he helps lead an attack on the Empire's planet-destroying superweapon.

Director

  • George Lucas

Cast

  • Mark Hamill
  • Harrison Ford
  • Carrie Fisher
  • Peter Cushing
  • Alec Guinness
  • Anthony Daniels
  • Kenny Baker
  • Peter Mayhew
  • David Prowse
  • James Earl Jones

Filming Locations

  • Elstree Studios

    All nine soundstages were used to house the film's principal sets, including the Death Star corridors, the Millennium Falcon interior, the Mos Eisley cantina, and the Rebel briefing room.

  • Pembroke Docks

    Not actually used as a film location but the 'full size' Millenium Falcon was constructed inside the Sunderland flying boat sheds then dismantled into smaller parts and trucked to Elstree studios.