The Empire Strikes Back
| The Empire Strikes Back | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Irvin Kershner |
| Written by | Story: George Lucas Screenplay: Karey Kirkpatrick Leigh Brackett Lawrence Kasdan |
| Produced by | Gary Kurtz George Lucas (executive) Rick McCallum (Special Edition) |
| Starring | Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Anthony Daniels |
| Cinematography | Peter Suschitzky, BSC |
| Edited by | Paul Hirsch |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates | May 21, 1980 |
Running time | 124 min. (original) 127 min. (Special Edition) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $33,000,000 |
The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) is a science fiction movie and the second movie in the Star Wars saga. The movie was released in 1980. It includes action, romance and drama.
In 2010, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back was selected by the Library of Congress into the United States National Film Registry.
Cast
[change | change source]- James Earl Jones as Darth Vader
- Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
- Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
- Kenny Baker as R2-D2
- Frank Oz as Yoda
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- English-language movies
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- American science fiction movies
- 20th Century Fox movies
- Movies featuring puppetry
- Movies about rebellions
- American war movies
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- American epic movies
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- Screenplays by George Lucas
- Star Wars Skywalker Saga movies
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