Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
After the Rebels 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.
- Release Date
- June 18, 1980
- Director
- Irvin Kershner
- Cast
- Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Harrison Ford , James Earl Jones , Peter Mayhew , Anthony Daniels , Billy Dee Williams , David Prowse
- Runtime
- 124 minutes
- Writers
- Leigh Brackett , Lawrence Kasdan , George Lucas
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