Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Director(s)

George Lucas
Production Year

1977
Genre(s)

Science Fiction
Approx. running minutes

125m
Cast

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, James Earl Jones (voice), Phil Brown, Shelagh Fraser, Jack Purvis, Alex McCrindle, Eddie Byrne, Drewe Henley, Dennis Lawson, Garrick Hagon, Jack Klaff, William Hootkins, Angus McInnes, Jeremy Sinden, Graham Ashley, Don Henderson, Richard Le Parmentier, Leslie Schofield, Rick Baker, Jon Berg, Doug Beswick, Paul Blake, Janice Burchette, Ted Burnett, Stephen Calcutt, John Chapman, Gilda Cohen, Barry Copping, Alfie Curtis, Billy Davies, Robert Davies, Maria De Aragon, Robert A. Denham, Peter Diamond, Sadie Eddon, Kim Falkinburg, Anthony Forrest, Salo Gardner, Steve Gawley, Barry Gnome, Rusty Goffe, Isaac Grand, Alan Harris, Christine Hewitt, Tommy Ilsley, Joe Johnston, Annette Jones, Linda Jones, Joe Kaye, Melissa Kurtz, Tiffany L. Kurtz, Anthony Lang, Laine Liska, Mahjoub, Alf Mangan, Mardji, Grant McCune, Jeff Moon, Mandy Morton, Lorne Peterson, Marcus Powell, Shane Rimmer, Ken Robertson, Pam Rose, Erica Simmons, Tom St. Amand, Angela Staines, George Stock, Roy Straite, Peter Sturgeon, Peter Sumner, John Sylla (voice), Tom Sylla (voice), Malcolm Tierney, Phil Tippett, Burnell Tucker, Hal Wamsley, Larry Ward (voice), Diana Sadley Way, Harold Weed, Steve 'Spaz' Williams, Fred Wood

Film

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Contains mild sci-fi action

A group of rebels fight back against an evil empire that threatens the galaxy. Mild scenes of sci-fi violence and threat may be a little intense for the very youngest children.…

A group of rebels fight back against an evil empire that threatens the galaxy. Mild scenes of sci-fi violence and threat may be a little intense for the very youngest children.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

injury detail

sex

discrimination

rude humour

drugs

Director(s)

George Lucas
Production Year

1977
Genre(s)

Science Fiction
Approx. running minutes

125m
Cast

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, James Earl Jones (voice), Phil Brown, Shelagh Fraser, Jack Purvis, Alex McCrindle, Eddie Byrne, Drewe Henley, Dennis Lawson, Garrick Hagon, Jack Klaff, William Hootkins, Angus McInnes, Jeremy Sinden, Graham Ashley, Don Henderson, Richard Le Parmentier, Leslie Schofield, Rick Baker, Jon Berg, Doug Beswick, Paul Blake, Janice Burchette, Ted Burnett, Stephen Calcutt, John Chapman, Gilda Cohen, Barry Copping, Alfie Curtis, Billy Davies, Robert Davies, Maria De Aragon, Robert A. Denham, Peter Diamond, Sadie Eddon, Kim Falkinburg, Anthony Forrest, Salo Gardner, Steve Gawley, Barry Gnome, Rusty Goffe, Isaac Grand, Alan Harris, Christine Hewitt, Tommy Ilsley, Joe Johnston, Annette Jones, Linda Jones, Joe Kaye, Melissa Kurtz, Tiffany L. Kurtz, Anthony Lang, Laine Liska, Mahjoub, Alf Mangan, Mardji, Grant McCune, Jeff Moon, Mandy Morton, Lorne Peterson, Marcus Powell, Shane Rimmer, Ken Robertson, Pam Rose, Erica Simmons, Tom St. Amand, Angela Staines, George Stock, Roy Straite, Peter Sturgeon, Peter Sumner, John Sylla (voice), Tom Sylla (voice), Malcolm Tierney, Phil Tippett, Burnell Tucker, Hal Wamsley, Larry Ward (voice), Diana Sadley Way, Harold Weed, Steve 'Spaz' Williams, Fred Wood

Classified Date:

13/02/1997

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

Classified Date:

30/06/1977

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

Violence

There is some mild violence, but all in a clear fantasy setting. Most of the violence is theatrical and bloodless, lacking in any strong detail. The strongest examples include sight of a man using a light saber in a bar brawl and slicing off an alien's arm; we briefly see the arm on the floor. There is also the sight of some charred bodies after a family is attacked, and some scuffles and fights with fantasy weapons including ray guns and light sabers. The baddie Darth Vader also grabs subordinates and enemies by the neck, killing them.

The film also includes some explosions and space battle scenes, as spaceships are shot from the sky and hit during a battle sequence.

Contains mild sci-fi action

Classified Date:

27/09/2011

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

violence

There are some scenes of fighting between spaceships and some violence involving the use of fantasy weapons, such as laser guns and swords. There is little sight of injuries.

threat and horror

The ruthless main villain lifts his henchmen off the ground, sometimes using his hand and sometimes using an invisible force. He also threatens people with torture, although this is not shown.

language

There is some very mild bad language ('hell' and 'damn').

injury detail

There is sight of skeletons on the floor after an attack by the villains but the scene in not very graphic. At one point an arm is cut off using a lightsaber and the arm is seen lying on the ground.

Contains mild sci-fi action

Classified Date:

13/06/2006

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE Original 1977 theatrical version

Classified Date:

27/07/2004

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Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

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DVD audio commentary Contains revised visual effects

Contains mild scifi action

Classified Date:

27/07/2004

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Contains revised visual effects

Classified Date:

10/06/1999

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Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Special Edition

Classified Date:

10/06/1999

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Special Edition

Classified Date:

18/09/1997

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Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

10/12/1991

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Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

CBS/Fox Video Ltd

Classified Date:

03/10/2000

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

10/07/1991

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Distributor:

CBS/Fox Video Ltd

Classified Date:

01/05/2015

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VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified Date:

29/04/2015

Version:

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified Date:

29/04/2015

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VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional Material

Classified Date:

02/09/2013

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Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Menu Transition

Classified Date:

07/09/2011

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

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Additional material

Classified Date:

07/09/2011

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Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew...

Classified Date:

07/09/2011

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Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Blu-ray menus

Classified Date:

06/09/2011

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Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material STAR WARS BD The Collections Episode IV

Classified Date:

06/09/2011

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material STAR WARS BD The Collections Episode IV

Classified Date:

02/09/2011

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material STAR WARS BD Disc 8 Interviews 1

Classified Date:

02/09/2011

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Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material STAR WARS BD Disc 8 Deleted/extended scenes 1

Classified Date:

22/08/2006

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Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

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DVD menus

Classified Date:

27/07/2004

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Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

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DVD additional material

Classified Date:

24/09/1997

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Distributor:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Classified Date:

23/11/1995

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Distributor:

Fox Video Ltd

Classified Date:

23/11/1995

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Distributor:

Fox Video Ltd

Classified Date:

23/11/1995

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Fox Video Ltd

Classified Date:

06/04/1990

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Distributor:

CBS/Fox Video Ltd

Classified date

27/09/2011
BBFC reference

KVF027516
Language

English

Director(s)

George Lucas

Production Year

1977

Genre(s)

Science Fiction

Approx. running minutes

125m

Cast