The Empire Strikes Back

United States of America, 1980

Film
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The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

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Credits

director

Irvin Kershner

costume design

John Mollo

producer

Gary Kurtz

Howard G. Kazanjian

Rick McCallum

production company

20th Century Fox

Lucasfilm Ltd.

production design

Norman Reynolds

screenplay

Lawrence Kasdan

Leigh Brackett

story

George Lucas

visual effects

Ralph McQuarrie

Richard Edlund

Duration

02:04:00

Production places
United States of America
Production dates
1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-1891

Language

English

Subject categories

Action

Adventure

Science Fiction

TMDB-Movie

1891

Wikidata

Q181795

Collected

758 times

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