Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
| Star Wars Episode V: 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 |
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back is a science fiction movie and the second film 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
Plot
[change | change source]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 and Luke also learns that Vader is his father. His hand is replaced with a prosthetic one, including nerves, muscles and some other things.
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