5 Surprising Star Wars Facts, Straight From 1977

Lily Rothman, Time: Entertainment
Mon, 05/04/2015 - 3:00am

The name of the movie appeared nowhere on the cover of that week’s issue of TIME, but a banner of text proclaimed that, inside those pages was the story of the year’s best movie. The day was May 30, 1977, so you might be able to guess what that movie was: Star Wars.

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