<P> Star Wars ( later retitled Star Wars : Episode IV -- A New Hope ) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas . It is the first film in the original Star Wars trilogy and the beginning of the Star Wars franchise . Starring Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , Peter Cushing , Alec Guinness , David Prowse , James Earl Jones , Anthony Daniels , Kenny Baker , and Peter Mayhew , the film focuses on the Rebel Alliance , led by Princess Leia ( Fisher ) , and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire 's space station , the Death Star . </P>
<P> Star Wars ( later retitled Star Wars : Episode IV -- A New Hope ) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas . It is the first film in the original Star Wars trilogy and the beginning of the Star Wars franchise . Starring Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , Peter Cushing , Alec Guinness , David Prowse , James Earl Jones , Anthony Daniels , Kenny Baker , and Peter Mayhew , the film focuses on the Rebel Alliance , led by Princess Leia ( Fisher ) , and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire 's space station , the Death Star . </P>
what was the original title of star wars a new hope
what was the original title of star wars a new hope
Star Wars
Star Wars