answers.input_text: short
answers.span_text: 1977
questions: when was the first star wars film released
name: List of Star Wars films and television series
contexts: The Star Wars films include two complete trilogies : the original trilogy released between 1977 and 1983 , and the prequel trilogy released between 1999 and 2005 . A third trilogy that follows the first two began in 2015 . Other films have taken or will take place between the trilogy films . There have also been several Star Wars television series and films , with the first being released in 1978 .