Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977   PG, 121 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Star Wars
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, James Earl Jones, Kenny(2) Baker, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Phil Brown, Shelagh Fraser, Eddie Byrne, Alex McCrindle, Jack Purvis
This is the great science fiction movie in which Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) acquires the plans for the evil Empire's weapon Death Star commanded by Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) and his masked aide Darth Vader (David Prowse). Mark Hamill plays boy hero Luke Skywalker who, under the guidance of Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), comes to the rescue. The mission is enhanced by a pair of robots–R2-D2 and C-3PO (Kenny Baker and Anthony Daniels)–along with Han Solo (Harrison Ford). The film won seven Oscars and was nominated for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Guinness), and Writing.
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: The Empire Strikes Back
Director: Irvin Kirshner
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Kenny(2) Baker, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Jeremy Bulloch, Clive Revill, Julian Glover, Kenneth Colley
In this second "Star Wars" film, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Lando (Billy Dee Williams), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew, Han (Harrison Ford), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3P0 (Anthony Daniels), along with the Rebel Alliance are on the ice planet Hoth. Luke travels to a distant planet to become a Jedi knight from Jedi Master Yoda (voice of Frank Oz) in order to do battle with Darth Vader (David Prowse, voice of James Earl Jones). Great special effects and good plot.
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1983 PG, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: Return of the Jedi
Director: Richard Marquand
Cast: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Alec Guinness, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Kenny(2) Baker, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Sebastian Shaw, Peter Mayhew, Michael Pennington, Kenneth Colley
George Lucas comes through with a myriad of special effects in this third installment of the "Star Wars" adventures. This time many questions are answered about Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.
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| 1. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
aka: Star Wars
2. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
aka: The Empire Strikes Back
3. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
aka: Return of the Jedi
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