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Cinemaths

Starring Herman Yersin

Poster for The Empire Strikes Back

A- 91 / 100 92nd percentile

Particulars

Runtime	124 minutes
Certificate	PG
Genre	Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
Country	USA
Released	21 May 1980

Principal Cast

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, Jeremy Bulloch, Jason Wingreen, John Hollis, Jack Purvis, Des Webb, Kathryn Mullen, Marjorie Eaton, Clive Revill, Kenneth Colley, Julian Glover, Michael Sheard, Michael Culver, John Dicks, Milton Johns, Mark Jones, Oliver Maguire, Robin Scobey, Bruce Boa, Christopher Malcolm, Denis Lawson, Richard Oldfield, John Morton, Ian Liston, John Ratzenberger, Jack McKenzie, Jerry Harte, Norman Chancer, Norwich Duff, Ray Hassett, Brigitte Kahn, Burnell Tucker, Bob Anderson, Lightning Bear, Richard Bonehill, John Cannon, Mark Capri, Martin Dew, Peter Diamond, Stuart Fell, Doug Robinson, Tony Smart, Alan Harris, James Earl Jones, Mac McDonald, Ralph McQuarrie, Ralph G. Morse, Terry Richards, Treat Williams, Shaun Curry, Alan Austen, Jim Dowdall, Tom Egeland, Alan Flyng, Trevor Butterfield, Mercedes Burleigh, Jane Busby, Maurice Bush, Tony Clarkin, Mike Edmonds, Walter Henry, Paul Jerricho, Joe Johnston, Steven Meek, Peter Roy, Stephanie English, Michael Leader, Egbert Sen, Elaine Alexander, Colin Hunt, Ian McDiarmid

Seen × 3Last: 10/14/2026

Direction Irvin Kershner

Screenplay Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas

Cinematography Peter Suschitzky

Music John Williams

Editing Marcia Lucas, Paul Hirsch

Language English