Star Wars is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. Ground-breaking in its use of special effects and science fiction/fantasy storytelling, the original Star Wars is one of the most successful and influentialfilms of all time.
Produced with a budget of $11 million and released on May 25, 1977, the film earned $460 million in the United States and $314 million overseas, surpassing Jaws as the nominal highest-grossing film, and it remained that way until beingsurpassed by E.T. the Extra Terrestrial in 1982.
Empire Strikes Back is the second instalment in the first trilogy (positioning itself as episode V).
