The 40th Anniversary of Star Wars: Quick Facts

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Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, and Harrison Ford as Han Solo pose together in costume from Star Wars 1977.

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