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Original 1977 Star Wars 35mm Print Has Been Restored and Released Online (arstechnica.com)

Posted by timothy on from the fine-go-straight-to-the-cantina-scene dept.

AmiMoJo writes: A restored HD version of the original Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 35mm print has appeared online. While this isn't the first time that attempts have been made to restore Star Wars to its original theatrical version—that's the one without the much-maligned CGI effects and edits of later 'special' editions—it is the first to have been based entirely on a single 35mm print of the film, rather than cut together from various sources. The group behind the release, dubbed Team Negative 1, is made up of Star Wars fans and enthusiasts who spent thousands of dollars of their own cash to restore the film without the blessing of creator George Lucus, or franchise owner Disney.

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  1. A list of changes by LichtSpektren · · Score: 5, Informative

    This wikipedia article delineates what got changed between the 1977 release and all the re-releases: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    1. Re:A list of changes by plopez · · Score: 4, Informative

      Han shot first! He was a scallawag, which is why the album version liner notes referred to the Millennium Falcon as a "Pirate Ship".

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      putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
  2. Re:Soon they will feel the power of the Dark Side. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Hmm, you may be right so without further ado, here's the hash AA49B74580299AA8F529EDFCE730359F6CE0DEB0

  3. Re:The other 2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Team Negative1 already restored Empire.

    I'll just leave this hash here. DD223714FD189FD8171EBC12BE9A03635D621DF3

    Jedi is still missing.

  4. Re:Not "Episode IV" by green1 · · Score: 4, Informative

    The original title scroll didn't call it a new hope... that was added later...

  5. From a single Print? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    From the fine article, there were multiple prints used. A spanish language LPP version was the basis for most of the work but several other Kodak Eastman prints were used, especially for effect heavy scenes.