Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (Star Wars: Episode IV – New hope) is a 1977 American fantasy film directed by George Lucas written by George Lucas. The film is part of the space saga "„Star Wars„". The film premiered on May 25, 1977.

Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) lives with his foster aunt and uncle on a farm on the planet Tatooine. He desperately wants to get off the planet and enroll in the Academy like his friends, but his uncle needs him for the upcoming harvest.

Meanwhile, an evil emperor has conquered the galaxy and constructed the fearsome "Death Star" for the destruction of planets.

Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), leader of the resistance movement, receives the stolen plans of "„The Death Star“" and hides them in the droid R2-D2, sending him to find the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi. Before he can find him, however, R2-D2 ends up at the farm of Skywalker and his friend C3-PO. R2-D2 sets off into the desert, followed by Luke, and they accidentally encounter Obi-Wan.

Will Luke, Obi-Wan, and the two droids succeed in destroying the Death Star, or will the Empire remain in power forever?