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Star wars. Episode V, The Empire strikes back /

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While Luke takes advanced Jedi training from Yoda, his friends are relentlessly pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Empire strikes back (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Lucasfilm, Ltd
Other Authors: Kurtz, Gary (Producer), Kershner, Irvin (Director, Commentator), Brackett, Leigh (Screenwriter), Kasdan, Lawrence, 1949- (Screenwriter), Hamill, Mark (Actor), Ford, Harrison, 1942- (Actor), Fisher, Carrie (Actor, Commentator), Williams, Billy Dee, 1937-, Daniels, Anthony, Lucas, George, 1944- (Commentator)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2008.
Edition:Limited ed. ; widescreen.
Subjects:
Skywalker, Luke (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Vader, Darth (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Leia, Princess (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Solo, Han (Fictitious character) > Drama.
C-3PO (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Good and evil > Drama.
Skywalker, Luke (Fictitious character)
Vader, Darth (Fictitious character)
Science fiction films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Description
Summary:While Luke takes advanced Jedi training from Yoda, his friends are relentlessly pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke.
Item Description:Title from container spine.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
Rated PG; for sci-fi action violence.
Special features: Disc 1. Star wars episode V The empire strikes back with commentary by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren and Carrie Fisher ; DVD-ROM weblink to exclusive Star wars content ; Widescreen format enhanced for 16:9 TVs (aspect ratio 2.35:1) ; Sound: English Dolby 5.1 surround EX, English Dolby 2.0 surround, French Dolby 2.0 surround, Spanish Dolby 2.0 surround ; Subtitles: English. -- Bonus disc (disc 2) - Original theatrical (1980) verion of The empire strikes back ; LEGO Star wars II video game Xbox demo and trailer ; 4.3 Letterbox format (aspect ratio 2.35:1) ; Sound: English Dolby 2.0 surround, French Dolby 2.0 surround, Spanish Dolby 2.0 surround ; Subtitles: English.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1980: Best Sound (Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Peter Sutton), Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) (Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Bruce Nicholson)
Production Credits:Produced by Gary Kurtz ; story by George Lucas ; screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan ; directed by Irvin Kershner.