Star Wars 47 years old
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
Credits
Star Wars Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Hamill He was 45, now 73 years old | as Luke Skywalker |
| Harrison Ford He was 54, now 82 years old | as Han Solo |
| Joe Johnston He was 46, now 74 years old | as Death Star Trooper (uncredited) |
| James Earl Jones He was 66, now 93 years old | as Darth Vader (voice) |
| Steve 'Spaz' Williams | as Mos Eisley Citizen (special edition) (uncredited) |
| Anthony Daniels He was 50, now 78 years old | as C-3PO |
| Peter Cushing He was 83, 81 years old when he died | as Grand Moff Tarkin |
| Rick McCallum He was 46, now 74 years old | as Stormtrooper (special edition) (uncredited) |
| Phil Tippett He was 46, now 73 years old | as Cantina Alien (uncredited) |
| Denis Lawson He was 49, now 77 years old | as Red Two (Wedge Antilles) |
| Shane Rimmer He was 67, 89 years old when he died | as InCom Engineer (uncredited) |
| Peter Mayhew He was 52, 74 years old when he died | as Chewbacca |
| Kenny Baker He was 62, 81 years old when he died | as R2-D2 |
| Alec Guinness He was 82, 86 years old when he died | as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi |
| Eddie Byrne He was 86, 70 years old when he died | as General Willard |
| Shelagh Fraser She was 76, 79 years old when she died | as Aunt Beru |
| Leslie Schofield She was 58, now 85 years old | as Commander #1 |
| Harry Fielder He was 37, now 84 years old | as Death Star Trooper (uncredited) |
| Don Henderson He was 64, 64 years old when he died | as General Taggi |
| George Roubicek He was 61, now 89 years old | as Cmdr. Praji (Imperial Officer #2 on rebel ship) (uncredited) |
| William Hootkins He was 48, 57 years old when he died | as Red Six (Porkins) |
| Colin Higgins He was 55, 47 years old when he died | as Rebel Pilot, Col. Takbright (uncredited) |
| Malcolm Tierney He was 58, 75 years old when he died | as Lt. Shann Childsen (uncredited) |
| Jack Purvis He was 90, 55 years old when he died | as Chief Jawa |
| Drewe Henley He was 57, now 84 years old | as Red Leader |
| David Prowse He was 61, 85 years old when he died | as Darth Vader (performer) |
| Alex McCrindle He was 65, 78 years old when he died | as General Dodonna |
| Scott Beach He was 66, 65 years old when he died | as Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited) |
| Paul Blake He was 29, now 76 years old | as Greedo (uncredited) |
| Phil Brown He was 37, 46 years old when he died | as Uncle Owen |
| Jack Klaff He was 45, now 73 years old | as Red Four (John "D") |
| Richard LeParmentier He was 50, 66 years old when he died | as General Motti |
| Maria De Aragon | as Greedo (uncredited) |
| Graham Ashley | as Gold Five |
| Alan Harris He was 20, now 67 years old | as Leia's Rebel Escort (uncredited) |
| Morgan Upton He was 66, 61 years old when he died | as Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Sinden He was 46, 45 years old when he died | as Gold Two |
| Peter Sumner He was 55, 74 years old when he died | as Lt. Pol Treidum (uncredited) |
| Angus MacInnes He was 49, now 77 years old | as Gold Leader |
| Bill Weston He was 55, 70 years old when he died | as Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Burnell Tucker | as Del Goren (uncredited) |
| Rusty Goffe He was 28, now 76 years old | as Kabe / Jawa / GONK Droid (uncredited) |
| Larry Ward He was 72, 60 years old when he died | as Greedo (voice) (uncredited) |
| Peter Diamond He was 56, 63 years old when he died | as Stormtrooper / Tusken Raider / Death Star Trooper / Garouf Lafoe (uncredited) |
| Al Lampert | as Daine Jir (uncredited) |
| Linda Jones She was 32, 27 years old when she died | as Chall Bekan (uncredited) |
| Joe Kaye | as Solomohal (uncredited) |
| Tom Sylla | as Massassi Outpost Announcer / Various Voices (voice) (uncredited) |
| Garrick Hagon He was 57, now 85 years old | as Red Three (Biggs Darklighter) |
| Barry Copping | as Wioslea (uncredited) |
| Anthony Lang | as BoShek (uncredited) |
| Jerry Walter | as Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited) |
Star Wars Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Irene Lamb as Casting. | Production |
| Norman Reynolds as Art Direction. He was 62 (now 90) years old | Art |
| Gordon Davidson as Sound Editor. He was 82 (83) years old when He died | Sound |
| Marcia Lucas as Editor. She was 51 (now 79) years old | Editing |
| Richard Portman as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 62 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| Leslie Dilley as Art Direction. She was 56 (now 83) years old | Art |
| John Mollo as Costume Design. He was 65 (86) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Bruce Sharman as Production Manager. He was 67 (now 94) years old | Production |
| Don MacDougall as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Sound |
| George Lucas as Director. He was 52 (now 80) years old | Directing |
| George Lucas as Executive Producer. He was 52 (now 80) years old | Production |
| George Lucas as Writer. He was 52 (now 80) years old | Writing |
| Ben Burtt as Sound Designer. He was 48 (now 76) years old | Sound |
| Robert Watts as Production Supervisor. He was 73 (65) years old when He died | Production |
| Vic Ramos as Casting. He was 66 (77) years old when He died | Production |
| Roger Christian as Set Decoration. He was 52 (now 80) years old | Art |
| Richard Chew as Editor. He was 56 (now 84) years old | Editing |
| Paul Hirsch as Editor. He was 51 (now 79) years old | Editing |
| Stuart Freeborn as Makeup Supervisor. He was 82 (98) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Gary Rizzo as Sound Mix Technician. He was 25 (now 52) years old | Sound |
| John Barry as Production Design. He was 43 (77) years old when He died | Art |
| Gene Corso as Sound Editor. He was 45 (64) years old when He died | Sound |
Star Wars (47 years)
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
- Release day: Wednesday, May 25, 1977
- Runtime: 121 minutes
- Budget: 11000000.00
- Revenue: 775398007.00