Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)

Star Wars remains one of the greatest franchises to grace the big screen as fans were thrilled by George Lucas and the story of Luke Skywalker.

The series of films; A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi saw Luke and his band of friends battle against evil and for each other – and they remain as exciting now as they did when they first hit the big screen.

Bering that in mind the poster that we are celebrating today is Star Wars: A New Hope – which was released back in 1977.

Now there has been come great poster art for this series of movies over the years but A New Hope marked the birth of this great franchise.

The poster depicts Luke and Princess Leia with Darth Vader looming over them – he is a presence that really dominates all three movies.