Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
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Directed by	George Lucas
Produced by	Gary Kurtz Rick McCallum (Special Edition)
Written by	George Lucas
Starring	Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Peter Cushing Alec Guinness
Music by	John Williams
Cinematography	Gilbert Taylor, BSC
Edited by	Richard Chew Paul Hirsch Marcia Lucas
Distributed by	20th Century Fox Lucasfilm
Release date	May 25, 1977 (USA) October 27, 1977 (Australia) December 27, 1977 (UK)
Running time	121 minutes (original) 125 minutes (Special Edition)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$11,000,000

Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (initially named Star Wars) is a science fiction movie. It is the first film in the Star Wars saga. The movie was released in 1977 and also incorporates adventure, action and drama.