AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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The Empire Strikes Back
Director: Irvin Kershner (Dir)
Release Date:   1980
Premiere Information:   Los Angeles and New York openings: 21 May 1980
Duration (in mins):   124
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Cast:   Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker)  
    Harrison Ford (Han Solo)  
    Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia)  
    Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian)  
    Anthony Daniels (C-3PO)  
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Production Company: Chapter II Company (Star Wars Corp.)  
Distribution Company: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.  
Director: Irvin Kershner (Dir)
Producer: Gary Kurtz (Prod)
Writer: Leigh Brackett (Scr)
  Lawrence Kasdan (Scr)
  George Lucas (Story)
Photography: Peter Suschitzky (Dir of photog)
Art Direction: Norman Reynolds (Prod des)
Film Editor: Paul Hirsch (Film ed)
Music: John Williams (Mus)
MPAA Rating: PG
Country: United States
Language: English
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Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number
Lucasfilm, Ltd. 13/6/1980 dd/mm/yyyy PA72282
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Genre: Science fiction
Note:  
Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Hollywood Reporter   12 May 1980   p. 8.
Los Angeles Times   18 May 1980   p. 1.
New York Times   21 May 1980   p. 25.
Variety   14 May 1980   p. 14.
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