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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

97%

PG, 2 hr. 4 min.
Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By:
Irvin Kershner

In Theaters:
May 21, 1980 Wide

On DVD:
Sep 21, 2004
Twentieth Century Fox

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The Empire Strikes Back
1 minutes 32 seconds

Added: May 9, 2008

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Critic Review - Variety

The Empire Strikes Back is a worthy sequel to Star Wars, equal in both technical mastery and characterization, suffering only from the familiarity with the effects generated in the original and imitated too much by others.

March 4, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

Source: Variety

| Comment (1)

James Harwood

Variety

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