Star Wars is a 1977 English-language Action Adventure film written and directed by George Lucas and produced by Gary Kurtz under the banner of Lucasfilm Ltd. Set a long time ago in a fictional universe where the galaxy is ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, the story focuses on a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance, who aim to destroy the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star. Star wars features Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels and Anthony Forrest. The music was composed by John Williams. Cinematography was done by Gilbert Taylor and editing by Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas and Richard Chew. The movie has a running time of 121 minutes. It was released on 10th July 1980 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Star Wars was made on a budget of $11 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $775 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by 20th Century Fox. At the 1978 Oscar Awards It won 6 awards including: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Effects, Visual Effects and Best Music, Original Score. Set a long time ago in a fictional universe where the galaxy is ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, the story focuses on a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance, who aim to destroy the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star.