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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 Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.
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Box office. $538–549 million [a] 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. The sequel to Star Wars (1977), [b] it is the second film in ...
A classic film review by the late critic Roger Ebert, who praises the visual extravaganza, the story and the emotions of the second Star Wars movie. He also points out some weaknesses, such as Chewbacca's lack of communication and the disorganized laser-sword fight.
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Jul 5, 2012 · Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToStarWarsWatch The Empire Strikes Back theatrical trailer, which debuted in fall 1979 and gave audiences their first look ...
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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. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.