'Star Wars' (retroactively retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century-Fox. It was the first film released in the Star Wars film series and the fourth chronological chapter of the 'Skywalker Saga'. Set 'a long time ago' in a fictional universe where the galaxy is ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, the story focuses on a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance, who aim to destroy the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star. When Rebel leader Princess Leia is apprehended by the Empire, Luke Skywalker acquires stolen architectural plans of the Death Star and sets out to rescue her while learning the ways of a metaphysical power known as 'the Force' from Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew.
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](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:StarWarsMoviePoster1977.jpg "Film poster showing Luke Skywalker holding a lightsaber in the air, Princess Leia kneeling beside him, and R2-D2 and C-3PO behind them. A figure of the head of Darth Vader and the Death Star with several starfighters heading towards it are shown in the background. Atop the image is the tagline "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." On the bottom right is the film's logo, and the credits and the production details below that.")Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung | |
| Directed by | George Lucas |
| Written by | George Lucas |
| Produced by | Gary Kurtz |
| Starring | Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Peter Cushing Alec Guinness |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
| Edited by | Paul Hirsch Marcia Lucas Richard Chew |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Productioncompany | Lucasfilm Ltd. |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
| Release date | May 25, 1977 |
| Running time | 121 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States[2] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million[3][4] |
| Box office | $775.8 million[3] |
ルーカスは、最初の映画『THX 1138』（1971年）を完成させた頃に、『Flash Gordon』のようなサイエンスフィクション映画のアイデアを思いつき、『American Graffiti』（1973年）の公開後に映画の概要を作り始めました。数々のリライトの後、撮影は1975年から1976年にかけて、チュニジアやイングランドのハートフォードシャーにあるエルストリー・スタジオなどのロケ地で行われました。ルーカスは映画の特殊効果を作るために、ビジュアルエフェクト会社であるインダストリアル・ライト&マジックを設立しました。『スター・ウォーズ』は制作上の困難に直面しました：キャストやクルーは映画が失敗すると信じ、遅延により予算を300万ドル超過しました。
Few were confident in the film's box office prospects. It was released in a small number of theaters in the United States on May 25, 1977, and quickly became a surprise blockbuster hit, leading to it being expanded to a much wider release. Star Wars opened to critical acclaim, particularly for its special effects. It grossed $410 million worldwide during its initial run, surpassing Jaws (1975) to become the highest-grossing film until the release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982); subsequent releases have brought its total gross to $775 million. When adjusted for inflation, Star Wars is the second-highest-grossing film in North America (behind Gone with the Wind) and the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time. It received Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Saturn Awards, among others. The film has been reissued many times with Lucas's support—most significantly the 20th-anniversary theatrical 'Special Edition'—and the reissues have contained many changes, including modified computer-generated effects, altered dialogue, re-edited shots, remixed soundtracks and added scenes.
Often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, the film became a pop-cultural phenomenon, launching an industry of tie-in products, including novels, comics, video games, amusement park attractions and merchandise such as toys, games, and clothing. It became one of the first 25 films selected by the United States Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1989, and its soundtrack was added to the U.S. National Recording Registry in 2004. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) followed Star Wars, rounding out the original Star Wars trilogy. A prequel and a sequel trilogy have since been released, in addition to two anthology films and various television series.
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Luke Skywalker (Hamill), Princess Leia (Fisher), and Han Solo (Ford)
ギャラクティック内戦の最中、反乱同盟のスパイたちが、暴虐な銀河帝国のデス・スターの設計図を盗み出しました。反乱同盟のリーダーであるとは秘密にしていたアルデラーンのレイア・オーガナ元老院議員は、その設計図を手に入れましたが、彼女の乗る船は冷酷なダース・ベイダーの指揮する銀河帝国のスター・デストロイヤーによって妨害され、ボードされます。レイアは捕虜となりますが、アストロメク・ドロイドR2-D2とプロトコル・ドロイドC-3POは設計図と共に脱出し、近くの惑星タトゥイーンに墜落します。
ドロイドたちはJawa商人に捕まり、オーウェン・ラーズとベル・ラーズという水辺の農夫に売られます。彼らはルーク・スカイウォーカーの保護者であり、彼らの甥です。ルークがR2-D2を掃除していると、かつての同盟者であるオビ＝ワン・ケノービから助けを求めるレイアの録音を発見します。R2-D2が行方不明になり、彼を探している最中に、ルークは略奪するサンドピープルに襲われます。彼は老人の隠者であるオビ＝ワンによって救出されます。オビ＝ワンは、かつて銀河共和国の平和維持官であったJediの一人であり、"フォース"から神秘的な力を引き出していましたが、帝国によってほぼ絶滅させられました。ルークは、父親がクローン戦争中にオビ＝ワンとともにJediの騎士として戦っていたことを知ります。しかし、かつての弟子であるベイダーがフォースの暗黒面に転向し、彼を殺害しました。オビ＝ワンは、ルークに父親の古いライトセーバー、Jediの象徴的な武器を提供します。
R2-D2 plays Leia's full message, in which she begs Obi-Wan to take the Death Star plans to Alderaan and give them to her father, a fellow veteran, for analysis. Although Luke initially declines Obi-Wan's offer to accompany him to Alderaan and learn the ways of the Force, he is left with no choice after Imperial stormtroopers massacre his family in search for the droids. Traveling to the city of Mos Eisley to search for transport, Luke and Obi-Wan hire Han Solo, a smuggler indebted to local mobster Jabba the Hutt. Pursued by stormtroopers, Obi-Wan, Luke, R2-D2, and C-3PO flee Tatooine with Han and his Wookiee copilot, Chewbacca, on their ship, the Millennium Falcon.
_ファルコン_がアルデラーンに到達する前に、デス・スター司令官グランド・モフ・ターキンは、リーダー・オルガナから反乱同盟基地の場所を尋問した後、惑星を破壊します。到着後、_ファルコン_はデス・スターのトラクター・ビームに捕まりますが、グループは捕まらないように隠れます。オビ＝ワンがトラクター・ビームを無効にするために去ると、ルークはハンとチューバッカを説得して、リーダーを救出する手助けをしてもらいます。トラクター・ビームを無効にした後、オビ＝ワンはベイダーとのライトセーバー・デュエルで自らを犠牲にし、残りのグループがリーダーとともにデス・スターから脱出するのを可能にします。帝国はトラッキング・デバイスを使用して、_ファルコン_をYavin IVの隠れた反乱同盟基地まで追跡します。