Han Solo script auctioned for 10,795

An original draft Star Wars script left in a London apartment by "Han Solo" actor Harrison Ford has sold at a UK auction for 10,795 (HK$106,390).

The script was used when Ford was in London for the filming of the first installment of the epic saga, originally entitled The Adventures Of Luke Starkiller, at Elstree Studios north of London.

The fourth draft that introduces Han Solo on page 56, dating from March 15, 1976, was snapped up by an Austrian collector when it went under the hammer at Excalibur Auctions. Ford left the script at the London flat he rented at the time along with shooting schedules, which sold for 4,826, and a letter from an agent or friend, which sold for 177.80.

The landlords renting the property found the items and kept them for decades. The 1977 film catapulted Ford to international fame and he starred in sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return Of The Jedi (1983), before taking on the role again in The Force Awakens (2015).