Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · 124 min
Directed by Irvin Kershner. Written by George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Leigh Brackett. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams.
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Critics 93% · audiences 97% · streaming on Disney+, Philo · 3 Oscar nominations, 1 won