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Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.
Theatrical
May 25, 1983
Box Office
$572.7M
Budget
$32.4M
Return
17.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 12, 2006
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Studio
Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Cast
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Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford
Han Solo
C
Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia
B
Billy Dee Williams
Lando Calrissian
A
Anthony Daniels
C-3PO
P
Peter Mayhew
Chewbacca
S
Sebastian Shaw
Anakin Skywalker
I
Ian McDiarmid
The Emperor
F
Frank Oz
Yoda (voice)
James Earl Jones
Darth Vader (voice)
D
David Prowse
Darth Vader
A
Alec Guinness
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
K
Kenny Baker
R2-D2 / Paploo
M
Michael Pennington
Moff Jerjerrod
K
Kenneth Colley
Admiral Piett
M
Michael Carter
Bib Fortuna
D
Denis Lawson
Wedge
T
Tim Rose
Admiral Ackbar
D
Dermot Crowley
General Madine
C
Caroline Blakiston
Mon Mothma
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Coming May 25, 1983 to your galaxy.
[Second Advance poster]
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The Fall of the Empire
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The Empire falls...
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