The Empire strikes back (Captioned)

United States, 1980

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The battle to save the galaxy from the evil Darth Vader rages on in this spellbinding Star Wars sequel. In a spectacular opening battle the Rebels suffer a devastating attack by an Imperial Army using ATAT walkers. Hans Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca survive, and fight a running space battle against Imperial ships while Luke Skywalker seeks out Yoda, the ancient Jedi Master, to be trained as a true Jedi Knight. Rated: PG Caption Version only Available.

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Credits

director

Irvin Kershner

producer

George Lucas

Duration

02:00:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300670

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Closed captioning

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Extraterrestrial beings

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Extraterrestrial beings

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life on other planets

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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