Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - Credits and Details

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Credits and Details

Directed by
	George Lucas
Written by
	George Lucas	...	written by
Cast
	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
	Phil Brown	...	Uncle Owen
	Shelagh Fraser	...	Aunt Beru
	Jack Purvis	...	Chief Jawa
	Alex McCrindle	...	General Dodonna
	Eddie Byrne	...	General Willard
	Drewe Henley	...	Red Leader (as Drewe Hemley)
	Denis Lawson	...	Red Two (Wedge) (as Dennis Lawson)
	Garrick Hagon	...	Red Three (Biggs)
	Jack Klaff	...	Red Four (John D.)
	William Hootkins	...	Red Six (Porkins)
	Angus MacInnes	...	Gold Leader (as Angus Mcinnis)
	Jeremy Sinden	...	Gold Two
	Graham Ashley	...	Gold Five
	Don Henderson	...	General Taggi
	Richard LeParmentier	...	General Motti
	Leslie Schofield	...	Commander #1
Uncredited Cast
	David Ankrum	...	Red Two (voice)
	Mark Anthony Austin	...	Boba Fett (special edition)
	Scott Beach	...	Stormtrooper (voice)
	Jon Berg	...	Cantina Alien
	Doug Beswick	...	Cantina Alien
	Paul Blake	...	Greedo
	Janice Burchette	...	Nabrun Leids
	Ted Burnett	...	Wuher
	John Chapman	...	Drifter (Red 12)
	Gilda Cohen	...	Cantina Patron
	Tim Condren	...	Stormtrooper
	Barry Copping	...	Wioslea
	Alfie Curtis	...	Dr. Evazan
	Robert Davies	...	Cantina Patron
	Maria De Aragon	...	Greedo
	Barbie Denham	...	Hrchek Kal Fas
	Frazer Diamond	...	Jawa
	Peter Diamond	...	Stormtrooper / Tusken Raider / Death Star Trooper / Garouf Lafoe
	Warwick Diamond	...	Jawa
	Sadie Eden	...	Garindan
	Kim Falkinburg	...	Djas Puhr
	Harry Fielder	...	Death Star Trooper
	Anthony Forrest	...	Sandtrooper / Fixer
	Ted Gagliano	...	Stormtrooper with Binoculars
	Salo Gardner	...	Cantina Patron
	Steve Gawley	...	Death Star Trooper
	Barry Gnome	...	Kabe
	Rusty Goffe	...	Kabe / Jawa / GONK Droid
	Isaac Grand	...	Cantina Patron
	Nelson Hall	...	Stormtrooper (special edition)
	Reg Harding	...	Stormtrooper
	Alan Harris	...	Leia's Rebel Escort
	Frank Henson	...	Stormtrooper
	Christine Hewett	...	Brea Tonnika
	Tiffany Hillkurtz	...	Jawa
	Arthur Howell	...	Stormtrooper
	Tommy Ilsley	...	Ponda Baba
	Joe Johnston	...	Death Star Trooper
	Annette Jones	...	Mosep
	James Earl Jones	...	Darth Vader (voice)
	Linda Jones	...	Chall Bekan
	Joe Kaye	...	Solomohal
	Colin Michael Kitchens	...	Stormtrooper (voice)
	Melissa Kurtz	...	Jawa
	Al Lampert	...	Daine Jir
	Laine Liska	...	Muftak / Cantina Band Member
	Derek Lyons	...	Temple Guard / Medal Bearer
	Mahjoub	...	Jawa
	Alf Mangan	...	Takeel
	Rick McCallum	...	Stormtrooper (special edition)
	Grant McCune	...	Death Star Gunner
	Geoffrey Moon	...	Cantina Patron
	Mandy Morton	...	Swilla Corey
	Lorne Peterson	...	Massassi Base Rebel Scout
	Marcus Powell	...	Rycar Ryjerd
	Shane Rimmer	...	InCom Engineer
	Pam Rose	...	Leesub Sirln
	George Roubicek	...	Cmdr. Praji (Imperial Officer #2 on rebel ship)
	Erica Simmons	...	Tawss Khaa
	Angela Staines	...	Senni Tonnika
	George Stock	...	Cantina Patron
	Roy Straite	...	Cantina Patron
	Peter Sturgeon	...	Sai'torr Kal Fas
	Peter Sumner	...	Lt. Pol Treidum
	John Sylla	...	Cantina Voices (voice)
	Tom Sylla	...	Massassi Outpost Announcer / Various Voices (voice)
	Malcolm Tierney	...	Lt. Shann Childsen
	Phil Tippett	...	Cantina Alien
	Frances Alfred Basil Tomlin	...	BoShek
	Burnell Tucker	...	Del Goren
	Morgan Upton	...	Stormtrooper (voice)
	Jerry Walter	...	Stormtrooper (voice)
	Hal Wamsley	...	Jawa
	Larry Ward	...	Greedo (voice)
	Diana Sadley Way	...	Thuku
	Harold Weed	...	Ketwol / Melas
	Bill Weston	...	Stormtrooper
	Steve 'Spaz' Williams	...	Mos Eisley Citizen (special edition)
	Fred Wood	...	Cantina Patron
Produced by
	Gary Kurtz	...	producer
	George Lucas	...	executive producer
	Rick McCallum	...	producer
	James Nelson	...	associate producer
Original Music by
	John Williams
Special Effects by
	John Stears	...	special production & mechanical effects supervisor
	Brian Warner	...	special effects
	Bob Keen	...	model builder
	Robert Nugent	...	special effects technician
	John Schoonraad	...	mould maker
	Petro Vlahos	...	special effects engineer
Visual Effects by
	Julie Adrianson-Neary	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Richard Alexander	...	camera and mechanical design: miniature and optical effects unit
	Karen Ansel	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Caleb Aschkynazo	...	optical camera assistant: miniature and optical effects unit
	Greg Auer	...	miniature explosions: miniature and optical effects unit
	Mark Anthony Austin	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Al Bailey	...	digital plate restoration artist: ILM
	V. Scott Balcerek	...	assistant visual effects editor: ILM
	Douglas Barnett	...	special mechanical equipment: miniature and optical effects unit
	David Beasley	...	model builder: miniature and optical effects unit
	Adam Beckett	...	animation & roto design: miniature and optical effects unit
	Jon Berg	...	stop motion animation: miniature and optical effects unit
	David Berry	...	optical printer operator: miniature and optical effects unit
	John Andrew Berton Jr.	...	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
	Robert Blalack	...	composite optical photography: (Praxis): miniature and optical effects unit
	Rod G. Bogart	...	software development: ILM
	Patrick Bonneau	...	computer graphics artist: ILM - special edition
	Scott Bonnenfant	...	digital plate restoration artist: ILM
	Ronn Brown	...	digital production assistant: ILM / digital matte artist: ILM
	Chris Bushman	...	optical supervisor
	Colin Cantwell	...	additional spacecraft design: miniature and optical effects unit
	Dave Carson	...	visual effects supervisor: ILM
	Chris Casady	...	animator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Amelia Chenoweth	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Terry Chostner	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Larry Cuba	...	computer animation and graphic displays: miniature and optical effects unit
	Beth D'Amato	...	digital roto/paint lead: ILM
	Fon Davis	...	model maker: ILM
	David Deuber	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Natasha Devaud	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	David Dozoretz	...	animatics artist: ILM
	Patricia Rose Duignan	...	production staff: miniature and optical effects unit
	John Dykstra	...	special photographic effects supervisor
	Selwyn Eddy	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Richard Edlund	...	first cameraman: miniature and optical effects unit
	Harrison Ellenshaw	...	matte artist: miniature and optical effects unit
	TyRuben Ellingson	...	visual effects art director: ILM
	Jonathan Erland	...	model builder: miniature and optical effects unit
	Phillip Feiner	...	optical supervisor
	Steve Gawley	...	model builder: miniature and optical effects unit
	Lyn Gerry	...	animator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Howard Gersh	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Paul Giacoppo	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Ned Gorman	...	visual effects producer: ILM
	Bruce Green	...	assistant editor: opticals
	Jerry Greenwood	...	special mechanical equipment: miniature and optical effects unit
	Grant Guenin	...	sabre artist: ILM
	Joanne Hafner	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	James Hagedorn	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Carol Hayden	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Matthew Hendershot	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Kela Hicks	...	digital production assistant: ILM
	Guy Hudson	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Paul Huston	...	digital matte artist: ILM / model builder: miniature and optical effects unit
	Cindy Isman	...	film librarian: miniature and optical effects unit
	Joe Johnston	...	effects illustrator and designer: miniature and optical effects unit
	David Jones	...	model builder: miniature and optical effects unit
	Doug Jones	...	negative supervisor: ILM
	Tom Kennedy	...	visual effects producer: ILM
	Forest Key	...	assistant visual effects editor: ILM
	Mark Kline	...	production staff: miniature and optical effects unit
	Brian Knep	...	software development: ILM
	John Knoll	...	visual effects supervisor: ILM
	Peter Kuran	...	animator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Angela Leaper	...	assistant visual effects editor: ILM
	Joe Letteri	...	senior visual effects supervisor: ILM
	Stewart Lew	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Mary M. Lind	...	film control coordinator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Bruce Logan	...	second unit photography: miniature and optical effects unit
	Nancy Luckoff	...	cg resource manager: ILM
	Margaret B. Lynch	...	visual effects coordinator: ILM
	Jodie Maier	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Greg Maloney	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Pamela Malouf	...	film librarian: miniature and optical effects unit
	Stuart T. Maschwitz	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Bill Mather	...	digital matte artist: ILM
	George E. Mather	...	visual effects production supervisor: miniature and optical effects unit
	C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo	...	film librarian: miniature and optical effects unit
	David McCue	...	optical printer operator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Grant McCune	...	chief model maker: miniature and optical effects unit
	Sarah McGrail	...	digital restoration artist: Lowry Digital Images
	Dan McNamara	...	sabre group supervisor: ILM
	Ralph McQuarrie	...	planet and satellite artist: miniature and optical effects unit
	Gary Meyer	...	production engineering: ILM
	Fred Meyers	...	production engineering: ILM
	Alvah J. Miller	...	electronics design: miniature and optical effects unit
	Marty Luigi Miramontez	...	production engineering: ILM
	Mark Moore	...	visual effects art director: ILM
	John C. Moulds	...	optical camera assistant: miniature and optical effects unit
	Dennis Muren	...	second cameraman: miniature and optical effects unit / visual effects supervisor: ILM
	Joe Murray	...	second unit director & cameraman: ILM
	Ron Nathan	...	production staff: miniature and optical effects unit
	Bruce Nicholson	...	optical camera assistant: miniature and optical effects unit / visual effects supervisor: ILM
	Kerry Nordquist	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Masaaki Norihiro	...	special components assistant: miniature and optical effects unit
	Dan O'Bannon	...	computer animation and graphic displays: miniature and optical effects unit
	Scott Pasko	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Rhonda Peck	...	production staff: miniature and optical effects unit
	Richard Pecorella	...	optical printer operator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Lorne Peterson	...	model builder: miniature and optical effects unit
	Joshua Pines	...	digital scanning supervisor: ILM
	Eleanor Porter	...	special components assistant: miniature and optical effects unit
	Henry Preston	...	cg supervisor: 2004 edition
	Ken Ralston	...	assistant cameraman: miniature and optical effects unit
	Eldon Rickman	...	optical printer operator: miniature and optical effects unit
	David Robman	...	assistant cameraman: miniature and optical effects unit
	Corey Rosen	...	digital plate restoration artist: ILM
	Michael Ross	...	animator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Paul Roth	...	optical photography coordinator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Christian Rouet	...	software development: ILM
	David Scott	...	special mechanical equipment: miniature and optical effects unit
	Jonathan Seay	...	animator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Alex Seiden	...	visual effects supervisor: ILM
	Robert Shepherd	...	production manager: miniature and optical effects unit
	Jamie Shourt	...	special components: miniature and optical effects unit
	William Shourt	...	camera and mechanical design: miniature and optical effects unit
	Douglas Smith	...	assistant cameraman: miniature and optical effects unit
	Gary Smith	...	optical camera assistant: miniature and optical effects unit
	Damian Steel	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	David Tanaka	...	visual effects editor: ILM
	Chad Taylor	...	sabre artist: ILM
	Danny Gordon Taylor	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Jay Teitzell	...	computer animation and graphic displays: miniature and optical effects unit
	Bert Terreri	...	optical camera assistant: miniature and optical effects unit
	Paul Theren	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Lon Tinney	...	production manager: miniature and optical effects unit
	Phil Tippett	...	stop motion animation: miniature and optical effects unit
	Lisa Todd	...	visual effects coordinator: ILM
	James Tooley	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Suzie Vissitzky Tooley	...	cg production manager: ILM
	Christopher Townsend	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	Donna Tracy	...	optical camera assistant: miniature and optical effects unit
	Don Trumbull	...	camera and mechanical design: miniature and optical effects unit
	Yusei Uesugi	...	digital matte artist: ILM
	Lam Van To	...	cg resource manager: ILM
	James Van Trees Jr.	...	optical printer operator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Bruce Vecchitto	...	digital color timing supervisor: ILM
	Joe Viskocil	...	miniature explosions: miniature and optical effects unit
	Tim Waddy	...	computer graphics artist: ILM
	John C. Wash	...	computer animation and graphic displays: miniature and optical effects unit
	Jim Wells	...	optical camera assistant: miniature and optical effects unit
	Steve 'Spaz' Williams	...	visual effects supervisor: ILM
	Diana Wilson	...	animator: miniature and optical effects unit
	Vicky Witt	...	optical camera assistant: miniature and optical effects unit
	Stuart Ziff	...	special mechanical equipment: miniature and optical effects unit
	Rita E. Zimmerman	...	sabre artist: ILM
	Les Bowie	...	visual effects
	Daniel Brimer	...	digital effects resource assistant: ILM
	Rejyna Douglass-Whitman	...	damage artist/supervisor
	Sheena Duggal	...	Inferno artist: ILM
	Allen Gonzales	...	effects animation
	Dave Gregory	...	optical effects lineup & plotting: Ray Mercer & Co.
	Aaron Haye	...	model maker: ILM
	Jennifer Law-Stump	...	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
	Laine Liska	...	model effects
	Tom Martinek	...	senior digital effects artist: ILM
	Todd Mitchell	...	scanning operator: ILM
	Jim Morris	...	senior staff: ILM: 1997 special version
	Barry Nolan	...	effects animator
	Olivier Sarda	...	digital compositor
	Nina Saxon	...	effects animator
	Nelson Shin	...	animator: lightsaber
	Denise Shurtleff	...	visual effects production assistant
	Chris Silagyi	...	matte painter
	Jeff Wells	...	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
	Jazmyn Whitman	...	restoration artist
Stunts
	Peter Diamond	...	stunt coordinator / stunts
	Marc Boyle	...	stunt performer
	Andy Bradford	...	stunts
	Chris Bruce	...	stunt performer
	Terry Cade	...	stunts
	Rip Clark	...	stunts
	Tim Condren	...	stunts
	Jim Dowdall	...	stunts
	Sadie Eden	...	stunts
	Tex Fuller	...	stunts
	Richard Graydon	...	second stunt guard at cellblock AA-23 / stunts
	Richard Hammatt	...	stunts
	Reg Harding	...	assistant stunt coordinator / stunts
	Frank Henson	...	stunts
	Dave Holland	...	stunts
	Arthur Howell	...	stunts
	Mags Kavanaugh	...	stunt double: Carrie Fisher / stunts
	George Leech	...	stunts
	Wendy Leech	...	stunt double: C-3PO / stunts
	Rick Lester	...	stunts
	Bronco McLoughlin	...	stunts
	Nosher Powell	...	stunts
	Colin Skeaping	...	first stunt guard at cellblock AA-23 / stunt double: Luke Skywalker / stunts
	Bill Weston	...	stunts

Additional Info
Premiere:	May 25, 1977
DVD Release:	September 21, 2004
Blu-ray Release:	September 16, 2011
Country:
Distributor:	Walt Disney Studios
Websites:

Ratings
8.6 / 10	8.6 / 10	90 / 100

Production Companies
Lucasfilm (A Lucasfilm Limited Production)
20th Century Fox

Distributors
20th Century Fox (1977) (United States) (20th Century Fox) (theatrical)
20th Century Fox (1978) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
20th Century Fox (1979) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
20th Century Fox (1981) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
20th Century Fox (1982) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
20th Century Fox Video (1982) (United States) (VHS)
CBS/Fox (1983) (United States) (laserdisc)
Home Box Office (HBO) (1983) (United States) (Pay Television) (TV)
CBS (1984) (United States) (TV)
CBS/Fox (1985) (United States) (laserdisc)
CBS/Fox (United States) (betamax)
ITV - Independent Television (1982) (United Kingdom) (world TV premiere) (TV)
CBS/Fox (1989) (United States) (laserdisc)
CBS/Fox (1990) (United States) (laserdisc) (VHS)
Disney Channel (1990) (United States) (The Disney Channel) (TV)
Fox Video (1992) (United States) (laserdisc)
Fox Network (1993) (United States) (TV)
The Sci-Fi Channel (1993) (United States) (TV)
USA Network (1993) (United States) (TV)
USA Network (1994) (United States) (TV)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (laserdisc)
Fox Video (1995) (United States) (laserdisc) (VHS)
The Sci-Fi Channel (1995) (United States) (TV)
USA Network (1995) (United States) (TV)
20th Century Fox (1997) (United States) (Special Edition) (theatrical)
20th Century Fox Television Distribution (1997) (United States) (TV)
KTLA (1998) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
WPIX (1998) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (2-disc collector's edition) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (World-wide) (Digital HD) (video)
KVH Media Group (2016) (World-wide) (ships)
TNT (2016) (United States) (TV)
Disney+ (2019) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
TBS (2021) (United States) (TV)
Plex (2022) (United States) (TV)
FX Network (2024) (United States) (TV)
FXX Network (2025) (United States) (TV)
FX Network (United States) (TV)
TNT (United States) (TV)

Filming Locations
Ajim, Jerba, Tunisia (Mos Eisley, Tatooine)
Arizona, USA
Bedfordshire, England, UK
Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico
California, USA
Campeche, Mexico
Cardington Airship Hangars, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Chott el Djerid, Nefta, Tunisia (Lars family homestead, Tatooine)
Death Valley National Park, California, USA (Tatooine scenes)
Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Studio)
England, UK
Guatemala
H Stage, Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (Interior of Yavin 4 rebel base; monitoring the Death Star attack; end ceremony)
Los Angeles, California, USA (re-shoots, additional photography)
Mexico
Shed 1, Cardington Airship Hangars, Bedfordshire, England, UK (Yavin 4 rebel base)
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (Studio)
Sidi Bouhel, Tunisia (R2 is captured by Jawas)
Sidi Bouhlel, Tozeur, Tunisia (Jundland Wastes)
Sidi Driss Hotel, Matmata, Tunisia (Lars family homestead, Tatooine)
Stage 1, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Death Star conference room) (demolished in 1989)
Stage 2, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Death Star hallways; Death Star main hallway; Death Star narrow passageway; Death Star central core shaft; Death Star blast shield door corridor; Death Star hallway over Millennium Falcon; Death Star sub-hallway; Death Star forward bay command office; Death Star elevator entrance to detention area; Death Star garbage compactor; Death Star hallway to core shaft; Death Star tractor beam power generator trench; Death Star unused hallway) (demolished in 1989)
Stage 3, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (interior of Luke's landspeeder at Anchorhead; Mos Eisley Docking Bay 94; Death Star Docking Bay 327; Masassi Main Hangar Deck; X-wing interiors; Y-wing interiors; TIE fighter interiors) (burned down on January 24, 1979; later rebuilt the same year and demolished in 1989)
Stage 4, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Death Star control room; Death Star detention security area cell row; Death Star dungeon hallway) (demolished in 1989)
Stage 6, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina; interior) (formed from part of Stage 1; dissolved)
Stage 7, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Lars family homestead kitchen; interior of Ben's hermitage; interior of Anchorhead Station; Obi-Wan and Vader duel)
Stage 8, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Mos Eisley alleyways; Mos Eisley speeder lot; Millennium Falcon cockpit)
Stage 9, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Millennium Falcon hallway; Millennium Falcon main passageway; Millennium Falcon main hold area)
Tataouine, Tunisia (Tatooine)
Tikal National Park, Guatemala (Fourth moon of Yavin)
Tunisia (Tatooine scenes)
UK
USA
Yuma, Arizona, USA (Tatooine scenes; special edition)

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