Carrie Fisher speaks to Nationwide reporter John Stapleton about Star Wars, the science-fantasy blockbuster described as "the most expensive low-budget film ever made". She discusses the qualities that made both the role of Princess Leia and the script appealing to her, some of the extraordinary techniques employed by the special effects department, and filming the rope swing scene with Mark Hamill.

This clip is from Nationwide, originally broadcast 6 December, 1977.



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