Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back

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Cast & Crew

Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker

Harrison Ford
Han Solo

Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia

Billy Dee Williams
Lando Calrissian

Anthony Daniels
C-3PO

David Prowse
Darth Vader

James Earl Jones
Darth Vader (voice)
Voice

Peter Mayhew
Chewbacca

Kenny Baker
R2-D2

Frank Oz
Yoda
Voice

Alec Guinness
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi

Clive Revill
Emperor
Voice

Julian Glover
General Veers

John Ratzenberger
Major Bren Derlin

Irvin Kershner
Director

George Lucas
Writer

Lawrence Kasdan
Writer

Leigh Brackett
Writer

Jim Bloom
Associate Producer

Gary Kurtz
Producer

George Lucas
Executive Producer

Robert Watts
Associate Producer

John Williams
Original Music

Peter Suschitzky
Cinematographer

Paul Hirsch
Film Editing

Irene Lamb
Casting

Terry Liebling
Casting

Bob Edmiston
Casting

Norman Reynolds
Production Design

Leslie Dilley
Art Director

Harry Lange
Art Director

Alan Tomkins
Art Director

Michael Ford
Set Decoration

John Mollo
Costume Design

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News & Interviews for Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back

Audience Reviews for Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back

• Jun 22, 2016

  Proof that if George Lucas wants his intellectual property to grow and flourish, he should lay the ground work and then take a step back and let it develop on its own. This is evident in the leap in story depth and character development from A New Hope to Empire Strikes Back. Maybe he should have let someone else take over screenplay writing and directing after Phantom Menace. This film really does get deeper into the characters and is definitely the best film in the first trilogy. Sets are extraordinary and Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian (aka the only black guy in George Lucas's universe) was excellent. They ended the film in a perfect place making the audience crave to know what happens next. The film gives us a chance to grow even more with the characters from A New Hope and has a massive reveal toward the end (at least to those that saw it in the 80s).
  

  Patrick W Super Reviewer
• Mar 26, 2016

  A masterful film on almost every level, The Empire Strikes Back is not only ambitious in it's undertakings and more emotionally in it's storyline, but it's also an amazingly crafted and stunningly perfect movie that encapsulates everything that is good about the franchise.
  Matthew M Super Reviewer
• Feb 05, 2016

  By far the best of the Star Wars saga. The Empire Strikes Back is a deeper take than A New Hope and has one of the most iconic moments in cinema history. Two Thumbs up!
  Mr N Super Reviewer
• Jan 29, 2016

  What a marvelous piece of work is "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980). The Rebel forces who are fighting the evil Galactic Empire have destroyed the Death Star, the planet-shaped mechanism that had the capability to blow up planets. And now the Rebels are stationed on a snowy planet, planning their next attack. Young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) has become both a strong presence in the Rebel alliance, and he is also learning to harness the powers of the Force, the energy which binds all things together and which, if used positively, can unleash unseen powers for its wielder. In order to do this, he makes his way to Yoda (voiced by Frank Oz), the last remaining Jedi Knight, for special training. The film eventually climaxes in a major confrontation between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones). This film has been out for 36 years so most people know the big reveal, but still I won't say, supposing you haven't seen it. Suffice it to say, the revelation creates a new sort of conflict in our hero Skywalker that we won't see resolved until the next film. "The Empire Strikes Back" is truly the best film of the original trilogy, and the best film of all the Star Wars films by far. The only film that rivals it is the new film "The Force Awakens" (2015).
  Billie P Super Reviewer