Star Wars, Episode IV, A new hope

Resource Information

The work Star Wars, Episode IV, A new hope represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in McCracken County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Star Wars, Episode IV, A new hope

Title number

Episode IV

Title part

A new hope

Statement of responsibility

20th Century Fox ; Lucasfilm Limited production ; written and directed by George Lucas ; produced by Gary Kurtz

Title variation

• New hope
• Star Wars
• Star Wars
• Star Wars

Contributor

• Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
• Hamill, Mark.
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Jones, James Earl.
• Daniels, Anthony.
• Kurtz, Gary
• Cushing, Peter, 1913-1994
• Baker, Kenny, 1934-2016
• Lucas, George, 1944-
• Lucasfilm, Ltd
• Prowse, Dave, 1935-2020
• Fisher, Carrie.
• Williams, Billy Dee, 1937-
• Williams, John, 1932-
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Ford, Harrison, 1942-

Actor

• Hamill, Mark.
• Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
• Ford, Harrison, 1942-
• Williams, Billy Dee, 1937-
• Prowse, Dave, 1935-2020
• Jones, James Earl.
• Fisher, Carrie.
• Daniels, Anthony.
• Cushing, Peter, 1913-1994
• Baker, Kenny, 1934-2016

Composer

• Williams, John, 1932-

Director

• Lucas, George, 1944-

Producer

• Kurtz, Gary

Production personnel

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Lucasfilm, Ltd

Publisher

• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

Screenwriter

• Lucas, George, 1944-

Subject

• Science fiction films
• Science fiction films
• Skywalker, Luke, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Solo, Han, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Life on other planets -- Drama
• Action and adventure films
• Action and adventure films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films -- Great Britain
• Feature films -- United States
• Fiction films
• Fiction films
• Good and evil -- Drama
• Organa, Leia, (Fictitious character) -- Drama

Genre

• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Drama
• Action and adventure films
• Science fiction films
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• swe
• nor
• spa
• por
• fre
• eng
• fre
• por
• spa
• eng
• fin
• dan
• dut
• eng

Summary

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and two robots (R2-D2 and C-3PO) work together to rescue the princess and restore justice in the Empire

Member of

• Empire strikes back (Motion picture)
• Star Wars, episode III, revenge of the Sith (Motion picture)
• Star wars (Motion picture)
• Star wars (Motion picture)
• Star wars (Motion picture)
• Star wars (Motion picture)

Awards note

Academy Awards, 1978: Best art direction-set decoration, best costume design, best effects, visual effects, best editing, best music, original score, best sound

Cataloging source

GZK

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Gilbert Taylor ; editors, Richard Chew ... [et al.] ; music, John Williams

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG ; for sci-fi violence and brief language

Language note

English, French, Portuguese or Spanish language soundtrack; optional Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Swedish, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles. English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. English descriptive audio

PerformerNote

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Billy Dee Williams, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, David Prowse

Runtime

125

Target audience

general

Technique

live action