The Empire Strikes Back
The Star Wars saga continues.
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Crew and Cast
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 20 May 1980
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 8.4 / 10 (19,003 votes)
Production
- Director
- Irvin Kershner
- Writers
- Lawrence Kasdan, Leigh Brackett, George Lucas
- Studios
- Lucasfilm Ltd.
- Countries
- United States of America
Box Office
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Revenue
- $538.4M
- Profit
- $520.4M
- Return
- 29.9×
- Collection
- Star Wars Collection
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English






































































