These vintage, behind-the-scenes Star Wars photos will make you wish it was 1977 all over again

As we feast on scraps of Star Wars: Episode VII information, here's a reminder of how awesome the original films are

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Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Billy Dee Williams film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

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Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.