After filming American Graffiti in 1972, George Lucas plans to adapt the comics Flash Gordon. But the copyright holder leaves the project in front of the demands of the company.
Finally, the young director focuses on writing a science fiction script that combines various inspirations (mythology, space opera, politics, hero’s journey…). Thanks to successAmerican graffiti In theaters, he managed to convince Fox executives to finance his project called Star Wars.
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Set in a galaxy far, far away, the story follows the Rebel Alliance, an organization trying to destroy the Death Star space station, the ultimate weapon of the highly authoritarian Galactic Empire.
Unwittingly drawn into this galactic conflict, young farm worker Luke Skywalker joins the Rebel forces after his family is massacred by Imperial soldiers.
Young actors without much experience (Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford), as well as monsters of the seventh art (Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness), the film does not have high hopes from Fox.
However, after its release in 1977, Star Wars Exceeded all predictions: in a few months it reached 100 million dollars in revenue in the United States, becoming the fastest film in Hollywood history to achieve this commercial success.
Becoming a real social phenomenon, the feature film earned 530 million dollars at the worldwide box office (with a budget of 12 million), including more than 6 million admissions in France, and won 7 Oscars (best sound, music, editing, costumes, visual effects, scenery and sound effects).
renamed Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope Since 1981, this iconic work has laid the foundation for a revolutionary saga in technical, cinematic and cultural terms.
on AlloCiné, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope Has an average viewer rating of 4.4/5.
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope George Lucas with Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher…
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