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Star wars IV A new hope A new hope [DVD] /

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Material type: Film

FilmPublication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment [distributor], c2006.Edition: Limited ed., widescreenDescription: 2 videodiscs (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cmOther title:

New hope [videorecording (DVD)]
Star wars 4. A new hope [videorecording (DVD)]
Star wars. Episode IV, A new hope [videorecording (DVD)]
French title from container: Star wars IV. Un nouvel espoir [enregistrement vid�eo (DVD)]
Nouvel espoir [enregistrement vid�eo (DVD)]

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Written and directed by George Lucas; produced by Gary Kurtz.

Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Alec Guinness.Summary: The 2007 limited-edition two-disc release of George Lucas's epic space fantasy Star Wars is not only the first time the movie has been officially available by itself on DVD. It marks the first-ever DVD release of Star Wars as it originally played in theaters in 1977. What does that mean exactly? Well, for starters, the initial title crawl proclaims that this is just Star Wars, not Episode IV, A New Hope. Second, the film is without the various "improvements" and enhancements Lucas added for the theatrical rerelease in 1997 as well as the DVD premiere in 2004. So no more critters and droids scurrying around the port of Mos Eisley when Luke and Obi-Wan Kenobi first arrive, no meetings between Han Solo and Jabba the Hut and between Luke and Biggs (extraneous scenes that were cut in 1977), no enhanced explosions during the final reel, and--most importantly to some fans--no more of Greedo shooting first in the bar. Instead Han is free to be the scoundrel and not even let Greedo squeeze off a shot.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
DVD	West Grey Neustadt Branch Shelves	BLOCK 19-5 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	A New Hope	Available		37784004065476

Total holds: 0

Originally released, 1977.

Special features: commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren and Carrie Fisher ; DVD-ROM weblink to exclusive Star wars content ; LEGO Star wars II video game Xbox demo and trailer.

Written and directed by George Lucas; produced by Gary Kurtz.

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Alec Guinness.

The 2007 limited-edition two-disc release of George Lucas's epic space fantasy Star Wars is not only the first time the movie has been officially available by itself on DVD. It marks the first-ever DVD release of Star Wars as it originally played in theaters in 1977. What does that mean exactly? Well, for starters, the initial title crawl proclaims that this is just Star Wars, not Episode IV, A New Hope. Second, the film is without the various "improvements" and enhancements Lucas added for the theatrical rerelease in 1997 as well as the DVD premiere in 2004. So no more critters and droids scurrying around the port of Mos Eisley when Luke and Obi-Wan Kenobi first arrive, no meetings between Han Solo and Jabba the Hut and between Luke and Biggs (extraneous scenes that were cut in 1977), no enhanced explosions during the final reel, and--most importantly to some fans--no more of Greedo shooting first in the bar. Instead Han is free to be the scoundrel and not even let Greedo squeeze off a shot.

DVD-ROM system requirements: A DVD-ROM drive and an Internet connection on a PC with Windows 95 or higher is necessary to operate the enhanced features of these discs. Some of the DVD enhanced features will not work on a Mac.

Closed-captioned. Dialogue in English, French and Spanish; subtitles in English.

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