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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Info

Year:	1980
Saga:	Star Wars
Original Title:	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Length:	124 minutes
Genre:	Science fiction, Adventure
Studios:	20th Century Studios, Lucasfilm
Age rating:	Parental guidance

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Release Dates

United Kingdom: May 21 1980

United States: June 20 1980

Ranking

Ranking: 817 out of 16,665 movies (up 1372)

Ranked #15 in list 'The best movies ever'

Ranked #1 in list 'Best science fiction movies'

8,7

8.6 by 125 users

10.0 by Movie'n'co

7.5 by 6 media

Plot

Awards

Premios

Año

Nominaciones

Premios ganados

Academy Awards (Oscars)

1981

Golden Globes

1981

BAFTA Awards

1981

Director

Irvin Kershner

Cast Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Luke Skywalker

Darth Vader

Han Solo

Princesa Leia

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Lando Calrissian

Videos

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'Star Wars' poetry

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'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back' Tráiler

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Trivia Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

The scene in which Luke used the Force to recover his lightsaber was achieved by filming Mark Hamill as he throw his weapon away and then running the film in reverse. Carrie Fisher had to climb on a box to shoot most scenes because of her height difference with Harrison Ford. Han Solo is the only character in the saga that, not being Jedi or Sith, uses a lightsaber. He used this weapon to open the belly of a Tauntaun and seek refuge inside.