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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 ...
- $538–549 million
- John Williams
- $30.5 million
- Gary Kurtz
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.
- Irvin Kershner
- 2 min
Irvin Kershner. Director: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. Irvin Kershner was born on April 29, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A graduate of the University of Southern California film school, Kershner began his career in 1950, producing documentaries for the United States Information Service in the Middle East.
- Director, Cinematographer, Actor
- April 29, 1923
- 1 min
- November 27, 2010
The Empire Strikes Back. Kershner directed The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the sequel of the 1977 hit film Star Wars. Writer-producer George Lucas knew Kershner as a teacher in the film program at USC School of Cinematic Arts. Kershner was a surprising choice in directing the film.
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- Isadore Kershner, April 29, 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- University of Southern California
- November 27, 2010 (aged 87), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Apr 28, 2017 · The Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner was a true-life Obi-Wan Kenobi The late filmmaker would be 94 on April 29. To him, the greatest 'Star Wars' movie ever made was endless trouble.
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Sep 18, 2014 · The Empire Strikes Back. Revisit highlights from a revealing interview with Irvin Kershner, director of the classic sequel to A New Hope. The Sith lord and his director. In March 2007 I had the great fortune to interview the producer of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Rick McCallum, for my website Lightsabre (which merged with Jedi News back in ...
Oct 18, 2010 · Harrison Ford, as Han Solo, and director Irvin Kershner in the Millennium Falcon hold. From The Making of the Empire Strikes Back, by J. W. Rinzler. In celebration of the 30th anniversary of The ...
