Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner
Genre fantasy, action, adventure, space opera
Country United States
Runtime 122 min
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Cast & crew
Directed by Irvin Kershner
Written by George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Leigh Brackett
Produced by Gary Kurtz
Music by John Williams
Cinematography Peter Suschitzky
Edited by George Lucas, Marcia Lucas, Paul Hirsch
Cast (27)
Harrison Ford · Carrie Fisher · Alec Guinness · Mark Hamill · Frank Oz · Peter Mayhew · Anthony Daniels · Treat Williams · Ian McDiarmid · David Prowse · Billy Dee Williams · Kenny Baker · Julian Glover · John Ratzenberger · Jeremy Bulloch · Kenneth Colley · Clive Revill · Denis Lawson · Christopher Malcolm · Michael Sheard · Michael Culver · Marjorie Eaton · Peter MacDonald · John Hollis · Jack Purvis · John Morton · Mark Jones
Credits from Wikidata (CC0).
Series, universe & remakes
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Series: Star Wars Star Wars original trilogy
Universe: Star Wars universe
Franchise: Star Wars
Studio: Lucasfilm
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