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
  • 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.