This means the version uploaded to Cinema Box predates 1981, which is the year that George Lucas retroactively added "Episode IV ... A New Hope was released on DVD, which contained the theatrical cut ...

The original, unedited version of Star Wars is unexpectedly available on Roku - one dating to before George Lucas even called it "A New Hope." ...

(To be clear, Cinema Box does still list the film as "Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope" when you search for it.) But finding a 1977 version of Star Wars streaming before now? Forget it.

Retro Collection action figures with a new six-figure Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope multipack which includes a repro version of the OG Kenner Walrus Man (a.k.a. Ponda Baba) along with new figures ...