Star Wars: Harmy's Despecialized Edition (2022)
This is a reconstruction of the 1977 theatrical version of STAR WARS. The original shots were painstakingly restored using various sources and the film received an extensive shot by shot colour correction based on a fade free 1977 I.B. Technicolor Print. Born out of frustrated fans’ failed attempts to convince George Lucas to release the unaltered theatrical versions of the Star Wars Original Trilogy films (Episodes IV, V, & VI), the online forum community built around a popular petition hosted at OriginalTrilogy.com turned to discussion of fan edits as a means to obtain their shared goal without Lucas’ help. Eventually, a fan restoration project led by Harmy as the primary video editor resulted in the Despecialized Edition.
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This is a reconstruction of the 1977 theatrical version of STAR WARS. The original shots were painstakingly restored using various sources and the film received an extensive shot by shot colour correction based on a fade free 1977 I.B. Technicolor Print. Born out of frustrated fans’ failed attempts to convince George Lucas to release the unaltered theatrical versions of the Star Wars Original Trilogy films (Episodes IV, V, & VI), the online forum community built around a popular petition hosted at OriginalTrilogy.com turned to discussion of fan edits as a means to obtain their shared goal without Lucas’ help. Eventually, a fan restoration project led by Harmy as the primary video editor resulted in the Despecialized Edition.