Star Wars (sans shoes)

When I was a kid, I received this nice poster of Star Wars, which was created by the Brothers Hildebrandt. Like many other kids in the 1970s, I got this poster long before I saw the film. And, judging from the poster, I was fully expecting Princess Leia to be barefoot in the film.

Of course, when I finally saw the movie, I still loved it (and still do today), regardless of the fact that Leia wears shoes throughout. I also still enjoy this poster, because it gives us a look at a Star Wars that might have been: one that was closer to its Flash Gordon pulp origins, with a heroine who still stood tall, even in her bare feet.