Star wars. Episode V, The empire strikes back /
After receiving a vision from Obi-Wan Kenobi and fleeing the ice world of Hoth with his friends after an Imperial attack, Luke Skywalker travels to the marsh planet of Dagobah, where he is instructed in the ways of the Force by the legendary Jedi master Yoda. Meanwhile, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and...
| Uniform Title: | Empire strikes back (Motion picture) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Most audio in English or dubbed Spanish. Some audio is in artificial 'alien' languages. English audio version also with optional subtitles and captions in English. |
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[Beverly Hills, CA] : [San Rafael?, CA] :
Twentieth Century-Fox ; Lucasfilm,
[1997]
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| Edition: | Special edition / |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Criterion-on-Demand) |
| Summary: | After receiving a vision from Obi-Wan Kenobi and fleeing the ice world of Hoth with his friends after an Imperial attack, Luke Skywalker travels to the marsh planet of Dagobah, where he is instructed in the ways of the Force by the legendary Jedi master Yoda. Meanwhile, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca make their way to planet Bespin with its hovering Cloud City, where they are greeted by Han's old friend, a shifty gambler named Lando Calrissian. Ambushed by the Empire shortly after their arrival, Han and his friends are imprisoned by Darth Vader. Against Yoda's advice, Luke leaves Dagobah to rescue his friends, and is met by Vader and a startling revelation. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980. Special edition with alterations subsequently released in 1997. "Year, 1980."--Distributor's host screen. "Special edition."--On screen at 2:05:50. "© ... 1980, 1997."--2:06:51. Updates include those in the 1997 theatrical release "special edition" with remastered image and sound quality, enhanced special effects with updated computer technology, and added scenes as well as other additions by George Lucas. Sequel to: Star Wars Episode IV: A new hope. Prequel to: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Selection to the National Film Registry, 2010. Title and beginning of statement of responsibility from opening credits. End of statement of responsibility from closing credits. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 7 min., 22 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Playing Time: | 02:07:22 |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG (Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers); for medium level sci-fi action violence. |
| Awards: | Academy Award (Oscar), 1981: Best Sound (Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Peter Sutton); Special achievement award for the visual effects. BAFTA Awards, Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, 1981. AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains list (villain, Darth Vader) List of awards at Internet Movie Database: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080684/awards/?ref_=tt_awd |
| Production Credits: | Production designer, Norman Reynolds ; director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; editor, Paul Hirsch ; special visual effects, Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund ; digital effects, Terrence Masson and others ; effects' director of photography, Dennis Muren ; music, John Williams ; performed by the London Symphony Orchestra ; design consultant and conceptual artist, Ralph McQuarrie ; art directors, Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange, Alan Tomkins ; set decorator, Michael Ford ; make-up and special creature design, Stuart Freeborn ; costume designer, John Mollo ; sound design and supervising sound effects editor, Ben Burtt ; technical contributors, Industrial Light and Magic, and Skywalker Sound. |