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UNITED STATES · 1977
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
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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.
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George Lucas took the structural DNA of The Hidden Fortress — an epic war told from the perspective of two bickering underlings — and made C-3PO and R2-D2 its direct descendants. Lucas acknowledged this in a 2001 Criterion Collection interview. He didn't hide the influence; he canonized it. Kurosawa showed Lucas that great stories don't need great heroes, they need great storytelling. The Hidden Fortress is available on Criterion Channel.
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