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    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

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    1980     Fantasy action adventure    
    USA
    2h 4min
    PG
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
    PG
    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
    PG
    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
    G
    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.

    The Rebel Forces--which include young adventurer Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), rogue pilot Han Solo (Harrison Ford), and the beautiful but seemingly humorless Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)--have been successful in destroying the Evil Empire's Death Star. However, the Empire's top commander, the terrifying Lord Darth Vader (played by David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones), is scanning the galaxy for the Rebels' secret location. After a visually stunning showdown on the ice planet Hoth, the Rebels are forced to flee, and Luke separates from Han and Leia. Masterful storytelling weaves multiple, archetypal plotlines that pit Vader against Han and Leia as he desperately attempts to capture Luke for political--and, secretly, personal--reasons. Luke, meanwhile, finds himself under the tutelage of the tiny but powerful old Jedi Master Yoda, who teaches him the ways of the Force and warns the impatient but talented student against the threat of the Dark Side.

    Directed byIrvin Kershner
    Written byGeorge Lucas, Leigh Brackett
    Company20th Century Fox20th Century Fox20th Century Fox

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    Starring

    Mark Hamill
    Harrison Ford
    Carrie Fisher
    Billy Dee Williams
    Anthony Daniels
    Peter Mayhew
    Kenny Baker
    Frank Oz
    Alec Guinness
    Clive Revill
    Treat Williams
    John Ratzenberger
    James Earl Jones
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