<Li> 2011: The original and prequel films were released for Blu - ray . Alterations were made to all films . </Li> <Li> 2015: The original and prequel films were released digitally to streaming services . It is identical to the Blu - ray release, except for changes to the opening logos and fanfares . </Li> <P> The first film was released in 1977 under the title Star Wars . The subtitles Episode IV and A New Hope were retroactively added to the opening crawl in a subsequent release . Accounts differ as to when this change occurred . Some, including Lucasfilm, date the addition to a theatrical re-release on April 10, 1981, while others place it much earlier at the re-release in July 1978 . This change was made to bring the original film in line with the titling of its sequel The Empire Strikes Back, which was released in 1980 with the subtitle Episode V . </P> <P> In the Star Wars film, Han Solo is cornered in the Mos Eisley Cantina by the bounty hunter Greedo, and the confrontation ends with Han shooting under the table and killing Greedo . The circumstances of the shot varies between versions of the film . In the original 1977 theatrical release of the film, Han shoots Greedo, and Greedo does not shoot at all . The 1997 Special Edition release of the film alters the scene so that Greedo shoots first and misses, and the scene is altered again in the 2004 DVD release of the film so that Han and Greedo shoot simultaneously . </P>

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