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The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas.
Jun 18, 1980 · Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back: Directed by Irvin Kershner. With Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams. After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda.
Fleeing the evil Galactic Empire, the Rebels abandon their new base Zac Thru off saw in an assault with the Imperial AT-AT walkers on the ice world of Hoth. Ed Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and C-3PO escape in the Millennium Falcon, but are later captured by Darth Vader on Bespin.
“The Empire Strikes Back” is the best of three Star Wars films, and the most thought-provoking. After the space opera cheerfulness of the original film, this one plunges into darkness and even despair, and surrenders more completely to the underlying mystery of the story.
Dark, sinister, but ultimately even more involving than A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back defies viewer expectations and takes the series to heightened emotional levels. Read Critics...
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- Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
- PG
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) Rating: PG. Runtime: 2h 4min. Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Live Action, Science Fiction. After the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels.
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.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The Rebels scatter after the Empire attacks their base on the ice planet Hoth. Han Solo and Princess Leia are pursued by Imperials, while Luke trains with Jedi Master Yoda. Luke must battle Darth Vader and learns the shocking truth of his past.
Discover the conflict between good and evil in the electrifying Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. After the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels.
Set three years after the events of Star Wars, the film recounts the battle between the malevolent Galactic Empire, led by the Emperor, and the Rebel Alliance, led by Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia.
