context: The first Star Wars movie was originally called Star Wars, but in the re-release it was changed to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. George Lucas, who eventually directed the film, was originally set to make a science fiction movie about Flash Gordon, a cartoon hero created by Alex Raymond, but was not licensed. So Lucas decided to make his own science fiction movie. The film's screenwriting began in 1974. The first screenplay was called Adventures of Luke Starkiller. The film dates back to the 3900s and tells about the adventures of General Luke Starkiller. However, Lucas realized that there were too many events in the movie and cut it to a third.
question: Who directed the first Star Wars movie?
answers.text: George Lucas