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title: 'Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'J. J. Abrams'
released: '2015-12-16'
runtime_minutes: 138
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
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review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496/'
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---

# Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)

2015 · PG-13 · 138 min · Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction, Adventure · United States

Original title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Part of: Star Wars

## Synopsis

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. The sequel to Return of the Jedi (1983), it is the first installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and chronologically the seventh film of the "Skywalker Saga". Set thirty years after Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens follows Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, and Han Solo's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight in the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire. The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow.

## Credits

- **Director:** [J. J. Abrams](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-j-abrams)
- **Screenplay:** [J. J. Abrams](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-j-abrams), [Lawrence Kasdan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-kasdan), [Michael Arndt](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-arndt)
- **Producer:** [J. J. Abrams](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-j-abrams), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-kennedy), [Bryan Burk](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-burk)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniel Mindel](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mindel)
- **Editor:** [Mary Jo Markey](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-jo-markey), [Maryann Brandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/maryann-brandon)

## Cast

- [Harrison Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/harrison-ford) as Han Solo
- [Mark Hamill](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-hamill) as Luke Skywalker
- [Carrie Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/carrie-fisher) as Princess Leia
- [Peter Mayhew](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mayhew-2) as Chewbacca
- [Yayan Ruhian](https://cinepixo.com/people/yayan-ruhian)
- [David Acord](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-acord)
- [Meredith Salenger](https://cinepixo.com/people/meredith-salenger)
- [Frank Oz](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-oz) as Yoda
- [Daniel Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-craig) as stormtrooper
- [Harriet Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-walter)
- [Ewan McGregor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewan-mcgregor) as Obi-Wan Kenobi
- [Gerald W. Abrams](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-w-abrams)
- [Kenny Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenny-baker) as R2-D2
- [Ben Schwartz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-schwartz)
- [Leanne Best](https://cinepixo.com/people/leanne-best)

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Official site: http://www.starwars.com/the-force-awakens
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens-2015
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