Episode IV - A New Hope

Episode IV - A New Hope is the first theatrically released Star Wars movie (Originally titled Star Wars). It's the first movie in the Original Trilogy, and the fourth movie in the Skywalker Saga.

The movie takes place nearly two decades after the rise of the Galactic Empire, and follows a young farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he goes on a journey that changes the course of Galactic history.

Behind the Scenes
The movie was originally released on May 25, 1977. It saw a number of re-releases over the following twenty years, but for the 20th anniversary on January 31, 1997, Lucasfilm digitally remastered it, adding new scenes and updating special effects. The movie was updated yet again for the DVD home release on September 21, 2004, this time updating the CGI and special effects added in 1997. The DVD version is the most recent version, and the most "canon".

Main Cast

 * Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Anthony Daniels as C3-PO
 * Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa
 * David Prowse as Darth Vader (Suit)
 * Harrison Ford as Han Solo
 * James Earl Jones as Darth Vader (Voice)
 * Kenny Baker as R2-D2
 * Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
 * Peter Cushing as Wilhuff Tarkin
 * Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca

Supporting Cast

 * Alex McCrindle as Jan Dodonna
 * Alfie Curtis as Cornelius Evazan
 * Angus McInnis as Jon Vander
 * Colin Higgins as Col Takbright
 * Dennis Lawson as Wedge Antilles
 * Don Henderson as Cassio Tagge
 * Drewe Hemley as Garven Dreis
 * Eddie Byrne as Vanden Willard
 * Garrick Hagon as Biggs Darklighter
 * Graham Ashley as Davish Krail
 * Jack Klaff as John D. Branon
 * Jeremy Sindin as Dex Tiree
 * Leslie Schofield as Moradmin Bast
 * Paul Blake as Greedo
 * Peter Geddis as Raymus Antilles
 * Phil Brown as Owen Lars
 * Richard le Parmentier as Conan Motti
 * Shelagh Fraser as Beru Lars
 * Ted Burnett as Wuher
 * William Hootkins as Jek Porkins

Characters

 * Beru Lars
 * Biggs Darklighter
 * C3-PO
 * Cassio Tagge
 * Chewbacca
 * Col Takbright
 * Conan Motti
 * Cornelius Evazan
 * Darth Vader
 * Davish Krail
 * Dex Tiree
 * Jek Porkins
 * John D. Branon
 * Garven Dreis
 * Greedo
 * Han Solo
 * Jan Dodonna
 * Jon Vander
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Leia Organa
 * Moradmin Bast
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Owen Lars
 * R2-D2
 * Raymus Antilles
 * Vanden Willard
 * Wedge Antilles
 * Wilhuff Tarkin
 * Wuher