Luke Skywalker, a young farm boy from Tatooine, is thrust into the struggle of the rebel alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire.
Directed by
George Lucas
Written by
George Lucas
Starring
Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker); Harrison Ford (Han Solo); Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia Organa); Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin); Alec Guinness (Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi); Anthony Daniels (C-3PO); Kenny Baker (R2-D2); Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca); David Prowse (Darth Vader); James Earl Jones (Darth Vader (voice)); Phil Brown (Uncle Owen); Shelagh Fraser (Aunt Beru); Jack Purvis (Chief Jawa); Alex McCrindle (General Dodonna); Eddie Byrne (General Willard). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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