Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
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| Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back |
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| Directed by | Irvin Kershner |
| Produced by | Gary Kurtz George Lucas (executive) Rick McCallum (Special Edition) |
| Written by | Story: George Lucas Screenplay: Leigh Brackett Lawrence Kasdan |
| Starring | Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Peter Suschitzky, BSC |
| Editing by | Paul Hirsch |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Lucasfilm |
| Release date(s) | May 21, 1980 (USA) |
| Running time | 124 min. (original) 127 min. (Special Edition) |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $33,000,000 |
| Preceded by | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope |
| Followed by | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back was the second Star Wars movie made. The movie was released in 1980 and is a mix of science fiction, fantasy, action, and drama.
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[change] Plot
The Rebels hide from the Empire on the icy planet Hoth. The Empire finds the Rebels and they have to leave the planet after a battle. Luke Skywalker finds Yoda, a 900-year-old Jedi Master and begins the training to become a Jedi. Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia and C-3P0 are caught by the Empire and Solo is frozen in carbonite. In his Jedi training, Luke gets a vision that his friends are in danger and tries to help them. He has to confront Darth Vader, and the two of them fight. When Luke fights Vader, he cuts off Luke's hand which he falls down a huge vent, where Han Solo picks him up. His hand is replaced with a prosthetic one, including nerves, muscles, and many more.
[change] Cast
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo
- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
- David Prowse as Darth Vader, voiced by James Earl Jones
- Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian
- Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
- Kenny Baker as R2-D2
- Frank Oz as Yoda
- Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
- Jeremy Bulloch as Boba Fett
- Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
- Denis Lawson as Wedge Antilles
[change] See also
[change] Other websites
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back on Wookieepedia, a Wikia wiki
| Star Wars | |
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| Films | I: The Phantom Menace • II: Attack of the Clones • III: Revenge of the Sith • IV: A New Hope • V: The Empire Strikes Back • VI: Return of the Jedi |
| Other | Characters • The Force • Jedi • Sith • Clone Wars • Wookiepedia |
