Top 10 Reasons why we still watch 'Star Wars'

7. Sir Alec Guinness and Peter Cushing

Lucas’ dream added some prestige when he got these two acclaimed British actors. Guinness defined witty British humor in The Lavender Hill Mob, The Ladykillers and others and pulled off one of the all-time great performances in film history in The Bridge on the River Kwai. While he probably saw Star Wars as nothing more than a paycheck (and he hated the idea that he became known more for Obi-Wan Kenobi than his other roles later in life), but he pulled off a great performance. As for Cushing, he was a major player in British Hammer Horror films and only he could play the evil, sadistic Grand Moff Tarkin.

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