1980 · 2h 4m · Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Directed byIrvin Kershner
IMDb
8.7
1.53M votes
Metacritic
82
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
critics
Box office
$538M
29.9x its $18M budget
Released May 21, 1980 by Lucasfilm
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Critics (Metacritic)82
Audience (IMDb x 10)87
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Irvin Kershner
- Music
- John Williams
- Cinematography
- Peter Suschitzky
- Editing
- Paul Hirsch
- Producers
- Gary KurtzRick McCallum
4 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Production Design · Academy Awards 1981Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange, Alan Tomkins; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1981John Williams
- WonBest Sound · Academy Awards 1981Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Peter Sutton
- WonSpecial Achievement Award (Visual Effects) · Academy Awards 1981Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Bruce Nicholson
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