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Date: 25 May 1983 (Release)Country: USADirector: Richard Marquand
Production company billing: Dolby Stereo (35mm prints) 70mm 6-Track (70mm prints) [2:35:1] (35mm prints) [2:20:1] (70mm prints)
Synopsis: Now a Jedi knight, Luke Skywalker plans to rescue his companion Hans Solo from Jabba, who has him frozen, with the aid of Princess Leia, C-P30, R2-D2, and Chewbacca. Although captured, he and they ultimately escape and destroy Jabba. The evil Emperor is having a huge Death Star built, supervised by Darth Vader. As his friends make plans with the Rebel Alliance, Luke returns to his old teacher Yoda, who confirms that Darth Vader is Luke's father. He also learns that Leia is his twin sister, who may have the potential powers of a Jedi. Yoda dies, and Luke travels with Leia, Hans and other rebels to Endor in a mission to destroy the deflector-shield installation there that protects the Death Star. However, Darth Vader feels the presence of Luke, who allows himself to be captured in order to try and turn his father away from the "dark side". The Rebel fleet attacks just before the deflector shield is destroyed, and finds itself under attack from the Death Star which has become fully operational. Luke is brought before the Emperor who tries to corrupt him, and he is goaded into fighting Darth Vader. However, he recovers his self-control and does not kill him, which infuriates the Emperor who turns his power on him. At the sight of his son being killed, Darth destroys the Emperor, but at the cost of his own life. With the help of the Ewoks on Endor, Leia and Hans accomplish their mission and General Calrissian blows up the death star. Hans and Leia come to a romantic understanding, and are reunited with Luke during the Ewok celebrations on Endor.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Revolutions, Spacecraft, Aliens
Releases
Date: 25 May 1983Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Rankcolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 132 mins Length: 11841 FeetLanguage: English
Date: 25 May 1983 (Release)Country: USADirector: Richard Marquand
Production company billing: Dolby Stereo (35mm prints) 70mm 6-Track (70mm prints) [2:35:1] (35mm prints) [2:20:1] (70mm prints)
Synopsis: Now a Jedi knight, Luke Skywalker plans to rescue his companion Hans Solo from Jabba, who has him frozen, with the aid of Princess Leia, C-P30, R2-D2, and Chewbacca. Although captured, he and they ultimately escape and destroy Jabba. The evil Emperor is having a huge Death Star built, supervised by Darth Vader. As his friends make plans with the Rebel Alliance, Luke returns to his old teacher Yoda, who confirms that Darth Vader is Luke's father. He also learns that Leia is his twin sister, who may have the potential powers of a Jedi. Yoda dies, and Luke travels with Leia, Hans and other rebels to Endor in a mission to destroy the deflector-shield installation there that protects the Death Star. However, Darth Vader feels the presence of Luke, who allows himself to be captured in order to try and turn his father away from the "dark side". The Rebel fleet attacks just before the deflector shield is destroyed, and finds itself under attack from the Death Star which has become fully operational. Luke is brought before the Emperor who tries to corrupt him, and he is goaded into fighting Darth Vader. However, he recovers his self-control and does not kill him, which infuriates the Emperor who turns his power on him. At the sight of his son being killed, Darth destroys the Emperor, but at the cost of his own life. With the help of the Ewoks on Endor, Leia and Hans accomplish their mission and General Calrissian blows up the death star. Hans and Leia come to a romantic understanding, and are reunited with Luke during the Ewok celebrations on Endor.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subjects: Revolutions, Spacecraft, Aliens
Releases
Date: 25 May 1983Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Rankcolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 132 mins Length: 11841 FeetLanguage: English
Credits
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Production Company: Lucasfilm Ltd, Executive Producer: George Lucas, Producer: Howard G. Kazanjian, Co-producer: Robert Watts, Co-producer: James Bloom, Production Executive: Robert Latham Brown, Unit Production Manager: Miki Herman, Production Supervisor: Douglas Twiddy, Production supervisor (optical effects): Patricia Rose Duignan, Production Co-ordinator: Lata Ryan, Production Co-ordinator: Patty Blau, Prod co-ordinator (optical effects): Warren Franklin, Laurie Vermont, Production Controller: Arthur Carroll, Production Assistant: Ian Bryce, Production Assistant: Susan Fritz-Manahan, Production Assistant: Kathy Shine, Researcher: Deborah Fine, 2nd Unit Director: David Tomblin, Assistant Director: David Tomblin, Assistant Director: Roy Button, Assistant Director: Michael Steele, Assistant Director: Chris Newman, Assistant Director: Russell Lodge, Screenplay: Lawrence Kasdan, Screenplay: George Lucas, Original story: George Lucas, Director of Photography: Alan Hume, Location photography: James Glennon, Ultra high speed photography: Bruce Hill Productions, Additional Photography: Jack Lowin, Optical photography supervisor: Bruce Nicholson, Aerial Photographer: Ronald Goodman, Aerial Photographer: Margaret Herron, Camera Operator: Alec Mills, Camera Operator: Tom Laughridge, Camera Operator: Michael A. Benson, Effects cameraman: Don Dow, Effects cameraman: Michael J. McAlister, Effects cameraman: Bill Neil, Scott Farrar, Effects cameramen: Selwyn Eddy Iii, Effects cameraman: Michael Owens, Effects cameraman: Robert Elswit, Effects cameraman: Rick Fichter, Effects cameraman: Stewart Barbee, Effects cameraman: Mark Gredell, David Hardburger, Steadicam plate photography: Garrett Brown, Visual effects: Richard Edlund, Visual effects: Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, Supervising visual effects editor: Arthur Repola, Visual effects editor: Howard Stein, Visual effects editor: Peter Amundson, Bill Kimberlin, Miniature and optical effects: Industrial Light & Magic, Matte Photographer: Neil Krepela, Matte Photographer: Craig Barron, Matte photography consultant: Stanley W. Sayer, Matte painting supervisor: Michael Pangrazio, Matte painting: Chris Evans, Frank Ordaz, Special Effects Supervisor: Roy Arbogast, Location special effects: Kevin Pike, Mike Wood, Senior effects technician: Peter Dawson, Mechanical effects supervisor: Kit West, Creature design/makeup: Phil Tippett, Stuart Freeborn, Creature technician: Randy Dutra, Creature technician: Kirk Thatcher, Creature technician: Dan Howard, Creature technician: James Isaac, Creature technician: Brian Turner, Creature technician: Jeanne Lauren, Creature technician: Richard Spah Jr., Ethan Wiley, Creature consultant: Jon Berg, Chris Walas, Creature co-ordinator: Patty Blau, Chief mold maker: Wesley Seeds, Mold maker: Ron Young, Wire specialist: Bob Harman, Armature designer: Peter Ronzani, Plastic designer: Richard Davis, Computer graphics: William Reeves, Tom Duff, Electronic system design: Jerry L. Jeffress, Kris Brown, Chief electronics technician: Ron Hone, Electronic engineer: Mike Mackenzie, Marty Brenneis, Pyrotechnician: Thaine Morris, David Pier, Modelshop supervisor: Lorne Peterson, Steve Gawley, Chief model maker: Paul Huston, Chief model maker: Charlie Bailey, Chief model maker: Michael Glenn Fulmer, Ease Owyeung, Model maker: William George, Model maker: Marc Thorpe, Model maker: Scott Marshall, Model maker: Sean Casey, Model maker: Larry Tan, Model maker: Barbara Gallucci, Model maker: Jeff Mann, Model maker: Ira Keeler, Model maker: Bill Beck, Model maker: Mike Cochrane, Model maker: Barbara Affonso, Model maker: Bill Buttfield, Model maker: Marghe McMahon, Randy Ottenberg, Animation supervisor: James Keefer, Effects animation supervisor: Garry Waller, Kim Knowlton, Effects animation: Terry Windell, Effects animation: Renee Holt, Effects animation: Michael Lessa, Effects animation: Samuel Comstock, Effects animation: Rob La Duca, Effects animation: Annick Therrien, Effects animation: Suki Stern, Margot Pipkin, Animatronics: John Coppinger, Stop motion animation: Tom St. Amand, Editor: Sean Barton, Editor: Marcia Lucas, Editor: Duwayne Dunham, Production Designer: Norman Reynolds, Art Director: Fred Hole, Art Director: James Schoppe, Visual effects art director: Joe Johnston, Set Decorator: Michael Ford, Set Decorator: Harry Lange, Set Dresser: Doug Von Koss, Conceptual Artist: Ralph McQuarrie, Sketch artist: Roy Carnon, Set draftsman: Reg Bream, Set draftsman: Mark Billerman, Chris Campbell, Décor/lettering artist: Bob Walker, Production Illustrator: George Jenson, Scenic Artist: Ted Michell, Sculptural designer: Chuck Wiley, James Howard, Key sculptor: Dave Carson, Key sculptor: Tony Mcvey, Key sculptor: David Sosalla, Key sculptor: Judy Elkins, Derek Howarth, Costume Designer: Aggie Guerard Rodgers, Costume Designer: Nilo Rodis-Jamero, Costume supervisor: Mary Elizabeth Still, Wardrobe supervisor: Ron Beck, Wardrobe mistress: Janet Tebrooke, Creature costumer: Barbara Kassal, Creature costumer: Edwina Pellikka, Creature costumer: Anne Polland, Elvira Angelinetta, Jeweller: Richard Miller, Makeup supervisor: Tom Smith, Graham Freeborn, Make-up: Peter Robb-King, Make-up: Richard Mills, Make-up: Kay Freeborn, Make-up: Nick Dudman, Jabba puppeteer: Toby Philpott, Jabba puppeteer: Mike Edmons, David Barclay, Puppeteer: Michael Mccormick, Puppeteer: Deep Roy, Puppeteer: Simon Williamson, Puppeteer: Hugh Spirit, Puppeteer: Swim Lee, Puppeteer: Michael Quinn, Richard Robinson, Additional optical effects: Lookout Mountain Films, Additional optical effects: Pacific Title, Additional optical effects: Monaco Film Labs, Additional optical effects: California Film, Additional optical effects: Visual Concepts Engineering, Additional optical effects: Movie Magic, Van Der Veer Photo Company, Optical printer operator: John Ellis, Optical printer operator: David Berry, Optical printer operator: Kenneth Smith, Optical printer operator: Donald Clark, Optical printer operator: Mark Vargo, James Lim, Optical line-up: Tom Rosseter, Optical line-up: Ed Jones, Optical line-up: Ralph Gordon, Philip Barberio, Music: John Williams, English lyrics: Joseph Williams, Huttese lyrics: Annie Arbogast, Ewokese lyrics: Ben Burtt, Music Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestrations: Herbert W. Spencer, [Orchestrations for Vader Death Scene]: Thomas Newman, Supervising music editor: Ken Wannberg, Music Recording: Eric Tomlinson, Choreography: Gillian Gregory, Location choreography: Wendy Rogers, Sound Design: Ben Burtt, Sound Recording: Tony Dawe, Sound Recording: Randy Thom, Articulation recording: Stuart Ziff, Sound Re-recording: Gary Summers, Sound Re-recording: Roger Savage, Sound Re-recording: Ben Burtt, Sound Re-recording: Randy Thom, Dialogue editor: Laurel Ladevich, Dialogue editor: Curt Schulkey, Dialogue editor: Bonnie Koehler, Vicki Rose Sampson, Sound Effects Editor: Richard Burrow, Sound Effects Editor: Teresa Eckton, Sound Effects Editor: Ken Fischer, Stunt Co-ordinator: Glenn Randall, Stunt Arranger: Peter Diamond, Stunts: Bob Anderson, Stunts: Dirk Yohan Beer, Stunts: Marc Boyle, Stunts: Mike Cassidy, Stunts: Tracey Eddon, Stunts: Sandra Gross, Stunts: Ted Grossman, Stunts: Frank Henson, Stunts: Larry Holt, Stunts: Bill Horrigan, Stunts: Alf Joint, Stunts: Julius Le Flore, Stunts: Colin Skeaping, Stunts: Malcolm Weaver, Stunts: Paul Weston, Stunts: Bob Yerkes, Stunts: Dan Zormeier, Helicopter Pilot: Mark Wolfe, Studio: Elstree Studios
Cast
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Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Anthony Daniels (See Threepio [C-3P0]), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Sebastian Shaw (Anakin Skywalker), Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine), Frank Oz (Yoda), David Prowse (Darth Vader), James Earl Jones (Voice of Darth Vader), Alec Guinness (Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi), Kenny Baker (Artoo-Detoo [R2-D2]), Michael Pennington (Moff Jerjerrod), Kenneth Colley (Admiral Piett), Michael Carter (Bib Fortuna), Denis Lawson (Wedge), Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar), Dermot Crowley (General Madine), Caroline Blakiston (Mon Mothma), Warwick Davis (Wicket), Kenny Baker (Paploo), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), Femi Taylor (Oola), Annie Arbogast (Sy Snootles), Claire Davenport (fat dancer), Jack Purvis (Teebo), Mike Edmonds (Logray), Jane Busby (Chief Chirpa), Malcolm Dixon, Mike Cottrell (Ewok warrior), Nicki Reade (Nicki), Adam Bareham (1st Stardestroyer Controller), Jonathan Oliver (2nd Stardestroyer Controller), Pip Miller (1st Stardestroyer Captain), Tom Mannion (2nd Stardestroyer Captain), Margo Apostocos, Ray Armstrong, Eileen Baker, Michael H. Balham, Bobbie Bell, Patty Bell, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Pamela Betts, Dan Blackner, Linda Bowley, Peter Burroughs, Debbie Carrington, Maureen Charlton, William Coppen, Sadie Corre, Tony Cox, John Cumming, Jean D'agostino, Luis De Jesus, Debbie Dixon, Margarita Fernandez, Phil Fondacaro, Sal Fondacaro, Tony Friel, Dan Frishman, John Gavam, Michael Gilden, Paul Grant, Lydia Green, Lars Green, Pam Grizz, Andrew Herd, J.J. Jackson, Richard Jones, Trevor Jones, Glynn Jones, Karen Lay, John Lummis, Nancy Maclean, Peter Mandell, Carole Morris, Stacy Nichols, Chris Nunn, Barbara O'Laughlin, Brian Orenstein, Harrell Parker Jr., John Pedrick, April Perkins, Ronnie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Carol Read, Nicholas Read, Diana Reynolds, Daniel Rodgers, Chris Romano, Dean Shackenford, Kiran Shah, Felix Silla, Linda Spriggs, Gerald Staddon, Josephine Staddon, Kevin Thompson, Kendra Wall, Brian Wheeler, Butch Wilhelm (Ewok), Franki Anderson, Ailsa Berk, Sean Crawford, Andy Cunningham, Tim Dry, Graeme Hattrick (mime artist), Phil Herbert (mime artist 'Hermi Odle'), Gerald Home, Paul Springer (mime artist)