Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jonathan Barry
Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
Billy Dee Williams
Alec Guinness
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Luke Skywalker and his loyal band team up to do battle with Empire's forces who decide to enact revenge. Luke is taught by the Jedi master Yoda to master the "Force," something he will need when he meets Darth Vader in a startling confrontation.
Directors
Jonathan Barry
Irvin Kershner
Peter Macdonald
Harley Cokeliss
Cast
Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
Billy Dee Williams
Alec Guinness
Milton Johns
Christopher Malcolm
Ian Liston
Kenneth Colley
Norman Chancer
Robin Scobey
Denis Lawson
Michael Culver
Julian Glover
Mark Jones
Bruce Boa
David Prowse
Kenny Baker
Des Webb
Frank Oz
Burnell Tucker
Jerry Harte
Oliver Maguire
Brigitte Kahn
Jack Purvis
Richard Oldfield
Ray Hassett
Clive Revill
Norwick Duff
James Earl Jones
John Ratzenberger
Peter Mayhew
John Morton
Anthony Daniels
Michael Sheard
Jack Mckenzie
John Hollis
John Dicks
Jeremy Bulloch
Crew
Nick Allder
Bob Anderson
Charles Bailey
Jim Beaumonte
Ivor Beddoes
John Benson
Jon Berg
Doug Beswick
Jim Bloom
Mike Bolles
Leigh Brackett
Kris Brown
Tom Brown
Frank Bruton
Allan Bryce
Richard Burrow
Ben Burtt
Ben Burtt
Roy Button
Dave Carson
Chris Casady
Samuel Comstock
Peter Diamond
Rob Dickinson
Don Digirolamo
Leslie Dilley
Don Dow
Teresa Eckton
Richard Edlund
Bob Edmiston
Brian Eke
Fred Evans
Michael Ford
Graham Freeborn
Kay Freeborn
Stuart Freeborn
Stuart Freeborn
Roberta Friedman
Dominic Fulford
Michael Fulmer
Dick Gallegly
Martin Gant
David Garfath
Steve Gawley
Rob Gemmel
Geoff Glover
Ron Goodman
David Grafton
Barbara Harley
Miki Herman
Paul Hirsch
Ron Hone
Guy Hudson
Paul Huston
Jerry Jeffress
Svein Johansen
Svein Johansen
Brian Johnson
Joe Johnston
Lawrence Kasdan
Andrew Kelly
Michael Kelly
Philip Knowles
Kim Knowlton
Bonnie Koehler
Philip Kohler
Neil Krepela
Peter Kuran
Peter Kuran
Gary Kurtz
Irene Lamb
Gregg Landaker
Harry Lange
Steve Lanning
Michael Lawler
Nick Laws
Gary Leo
Terry Liebling
Stephen Lloyd
Dennis Lowe
George Lucas
George Lucas
George Lucas
George Lucas
Michael Mackenzie
Nick Maley
Pamela Mann
Scott Marshall
Steve Maslow
Patrick Mcclung
Ralph Mcquarrie
Ralph Mcquarrie
Chris Menges
Lhary Meyer
Wendy Midener
John Mollo
Andrew Montgomery
Thaine Morris
Allan Moss
Kathryn Mullen
Dennis Muren
Bill Neil
Roger Nicholls
Tiny Nicholls
Bruce Nicholson
Ease Owyeung
Jenny Oznowicz
Jenny Oznowicz
John Pakenham
Michael Pangrazio
Lorne Peterson
Dave Pier
Kelvin Pike
Ken Ralston
Kay Rawlings
Norman Reynolds
Barbara Ritchie
Tom Rudduck
Nina Saxon
Stanley Sayer
Wesley Seeds
Bruce Sharman
Colin Skeaping
Bob Smith
Ola Solum
Herbert Spencer
Tom St Amand
Janet Stevens
Eileen Sullivan
Peter Suschitzky
Peter Suschitzky
Peter Sutton
Neil Swan
Rick Taylor
Randy Thom
Marc Thorpe
Phil Tippett
David Tomblin
Alan Tomkins
Eric Tomlinson
John T Van Vliet
Bill Varney
Jim Veilleux
Laurie Vermont
Joseph Viskocil
Garry Waller
Ken Wannberg
David Watkin
Robert Watts
Charles B. Wessler
Bill Westley
George Whitear
Gene Whitman
Barry Whitrod
John Williams
Diana Wilson
Mark Wolfe
Stuart Ziff
Samuel Zolltheis
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Sound
Award Nominations
Best Art Direction
Best Score
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1993
Released in United States March 1985
Released in United States Spring May 21, 1980
Re-released in United States February 21, 1997
Re-released in United States on Video August 26, 1997
Re-released in United States on Video November 21, 2000
Re-released in the United Kingdom April 11, 1997.
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Released in United States 1993 (Shown in 1993 as a triple bill ("Star Wars Trilogy") at Boston's Wang Center for the Performing Arts.)
Re-released in United States February 21, 1997 (under title "Star Wars Special Edition: The Empire Strikes Back")
Released in United States March 1985 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (The Fabulous Fifty-Hour Filmex Fantasy Marathon) March 14-31, 1985.)
Released in United States Spring May 21, 1980
Re-released in United States on Video August 26, 1997 (under title "Star Wars Special Edition")
Re-released in United States on Video November 21, 2000 ("Star Wars Trilogy" box set)
