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The Empire Strikes Back

Original title: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back · Turkish title: Yıldız Savaşları: İmparator

“The Star Wars saga continues.”

1980 · 2 h 4 min
Directed by Irvin Kershner
AdventureFantasySci-Fi

Cast

Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Anthony Daniels David Prowse

Credits

Written by: Leigh Brackett

Plot

Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, the Rebel Alliance is hiding on the ice planet Hoth while Darth Vader hunts for Luke Skywalker. Luke goes to Dagobah for training with the Jedi master Yoda, while Han Solo and Princess Leia flee the Empire and are betrayed in Cloud City. Written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan.

Sinekatalog’s take

The darkest and most admired film in the Star Wars series, with a bolder style, better characters and an ending that leaves everything open. Its famous revelation is one of the great moments in popular cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.7 / 10 (1,528,469 votes)
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