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Following the battle between the Empire and the Rebel Forces on the Death Star, Darth Vader is scanning the galaxy for the Rebels' secret location. After a showdown on the ice planet Hoth, the Rebels are forced to flee and Luke separates from Han and Leia. Vader desperately attempts to capture Luke, who is 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.

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EAN8717418568603

eBay Product ID (ePID)8048561774

Product Key Features

ActorHarrison Ford, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher

Film/TV TitleStar Wars-Episode 5-The Empire Strikes Back

DirectorIrvin Kershner

Release Year2020

FormatHD DVD

LanguageEnglish

FranchiseStar Wars

GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, General

Additional Product Features

CertificateU

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Number of Discs3

Executive ProducerGeorge Lucas

Additional InformationConsidered the most morally and emotionally complex of the original Star Wars trilogy, THE EMPIRE STRIKE BACK continues creator George Lucas's epic saga where STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE left off. The Rebel Forces--which include young adventurer Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), rogue pilot Han Solo (Harrison Ford), and the beautiful but seemingly humourless Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)--have been successful in destroying the 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 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. Greek tragedy meets a philosophical hero's journey in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, a remarkable sci-fi epic in which the performances are as powerful as the spectacular special effects.

ReviewsBBC.com - By far the best part of the trilogy, Empire is a classic that completely transcends its genre, with a reputation that can only grow and grow., Chicago Sun-Times - It is a visual extravaganza from beginning to end, one of the most visionary and inventive of all films., Time Out UK - An extended ricochet from one incendiary set-piece battle to another which still finds time to attend to plot, pace and character., Time Magazine - In many ways the new film is a better film than STAR WARS, visually more exciting, more artful and meticulous in detail.

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleStar Wars - Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back