The story of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and the others didn’t end with the destruction of the Death Star – it continues in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Imperial forces have since driven the Rebels to hide on the ice world Hoth. But even on such an icy, backwater world, they cannot escape the wicked Darth Vader’s eye for long, and he devastates the Rebel base in an assault with the horrible AT-AT walkers. Luke flees to Dagobah to begin Jedi Knight training with Yoda, while Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia and C-3PO run the blockade of Imperial Star Destroyers in the Millenium Falcon. The Imperials pursue them across the galaxy and eventually catch up with them at Bespin. Now Darth Vader plans to use them as bait to lure Luke Skywalker to him, and turns Han Solo over to Boba Fett as a prize to be delivered to crime lord Jabba the Hutt. Luke learns a terrible family secret after losing a swordfight with Vader. Will he – and the others – escape the Empire’s clutches?

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Rating: (372,820 votes)
  • Taglines:The Adventure Continues... » The Star Wars saga continues »
  • Runtime:124 minutes
  • Director: Irvin Kershner
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Luke Skywalker
    Mark Hamill
    Han Solo
    Harrison Ford
    Princess Leia
    Carrie Fisher
    Lando Calrissian
    Billy Dee Williams
    C-3PO
    Anthony Daniels
    Darth Vader
    David Prowse
    Chewbacca
    Peter Mayhew
    R2-D2
    Kenny Baker
    Yoda (voice)
    Frank Oz
    Ben 'Obi-wan' Kenobi
    Alec Guinness
  • Genres:Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
  • Producers:
    Jim Bloom
    associate producer (as James Bloom) 
    Gary Kurtz
    producer  
    George Lucas
    executive producer  
    Rick McCallum
    producer (1997 special edition)  
    Robert Watts
    associate producer  
  • Plots: Fleeing the evil Galactic Empire, the Rebels abandon their new base on Hoth. Princess Leia, Han Solo and the droid C-3PO escape in the damaged Millennium Falcon, but are later captured by Darth Vader on Bespin. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and the droid R2-D2 follows Obi-Wan Kenobi's posthumous command and receives Jedi training by Yoda on Dagobah. Will Skywalker manage to rescue his friends from the Dark Lord? Written by James Pearce <james.pearce@cs.man.ac.uk>
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
  • User's comment:Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back by meader82

    An excellent sequel to Star Wars, this is easily the darkest and most serious out of all the Star Wars films, at least until Revenge of the Sith comes out. This movie benefits from the introduction of Yoda, a diminutive yet wise Jedi master who helps Luke prepare for his showdown with Darth Vader. It also introduces Lando Calrissian, Han's old gambling and smuggling buddy played very well by Billy Dee Williams. Empire is more character driven than the original and relies more on comic relief to help lighten the mood, but it doesn't go overboard with the humor. The story is more refined and the acting is better as well. Despite all of this I can't really say that I enjoyed Empire more than the original. The original Star Wars has a certain charm to it that none of the sequels (or prequels) have captured. I'd say that it is at least on par with the original though and is a fitting follow up in what is probably the greatest series of movies in the history of cinema.


  • Quotes: Dak: Right now I feel like I could take on the whole Empire myself. Yoda: Ready are you? What know you of ready? For eight hundred years have I trained Jedi. My own counsel will I keep on who is to be trained. A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind. This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away... to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing. Hmph. Adventure. Heh. Excitement. Heh. A Jedi craves not these things. You are reckless. Princess Leia: Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder.
  • Also known as: El imperio contraataca (Argentina), El imperio contraataca (Chile), El imperio contraataca (Colombia), El imperio contraataca (Mexico), El imperio contraataca (Peru), El imperio contraataca (Spain), Звёздные войны. Эпизод 5: Империя наносит ответный удар (Russia), Звёздные войны. Эпизод 5: Империя наносит ответный удар (Soviet Union - Russian title), O Império Contra-Ataca (Brazil - short title), O Império Contra-Ataca (Portugal), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (International - imdb display title, English title), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Netherlands - imdb display title), Star Wars: Episodio V - El imperio contraataca (Argentina), Star Wars: Episodio V - El imperio contraataca (Peru), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (UK - promotional title), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (USA - promotional title), Империята отвръща на удара (Bulgaria - Bulgarian title), A Birodalom visszavág (Hungary - imdb display title), Das Imperium schlägt zurück (West Germany), El imperio contra ataca (Panama), Guerre Stellari - L'impero colpisce ancora (Italy - imdb display title), Gwiezdne wojny: Czesc V - Imperium kontratakuje (Poland - imdb display title), Ha-Emperia Maka Shenit (Israel - Hebrew title), I aftokratoria antepitithetai (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Imparator (Turkey - Turkish title), Imperiet slår igen (Denmark), Imperiet slår tilbake (Norway), Imperiumin vastaisku (Finland - short title), L'empire contre-attaque (France), La guerra de les galàxies: L'Imperi contraataca (Spain - Catalan title), La guerrre des étoiles V: L'empire contre-attaque (Canada - French title), Ratovi zvezda - Imperija uzvraca udarac (Serbia), Ratovi zvijezda V: Imperij uzvraca udarac (Croatia - imdb display title), Razboiul stelelor - Imperiul contraataca (Romania), Rymdimperiet slår tillbaka (Sweden), Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA - video box title), Star Wars: Episódio V - O Império Contra-Ataca (Brazil - imdb display title), Star Wars: Episode V - Das Imperium schlägt zurück (Germany - DVD title), Star Wars: Episodi V - Imperiumin vastaisku (Finland - imdb display title), Star Wars: Episodio V - L'impero colpisce ancora (Italy - new title), Star Wars: Epizoda V - Impérium vrací úder (Czech Republic - imdb display title), Star wars: åÐÉÚÏÄ V - éÍÐÅÒÉÑÔÁ ÏÔ×ÒßÝÁ ÎÁ ÕÄÁÒÁ (Bulgaria - reissue title, Bulgarian title), Star wars: Episodio V - El imperio contraataca (Spain), Star wars: Epizóda V - impérium vracia úder (Czechoslovakia - Slovak title), Star wars: Osa V - Impeeriumi vastulöök (Estonia - imdb display title), Sutâ wôzu episoddo 5: Teikoku no gyakushû (Japan), Tähtede sõda: Impeeriumi vastulöök (Estonia), The Empire Strikes Back (USA - short title),

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