The Empire Strikes Back

title

The Empire Strikes Back

episode id

5

opening crawl

It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Although the Death Star has been destroyed, Imperial troops have driven the Rebel forces from their hidden base and pursued them across the galaxy. Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters led by Luke Skywalker has established a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth. The evil lord Darth Vader, obsessed with finding young Skywalker, has dispatched thousands of remote probes into the far reaches of space....

director

Irvin Kershner

producer

Gary Kurtz, Rick McCallum

release date

1980-05-17

characters

  • Luke Skywalker
  • C-3PO
  • R2-D2
  • Darth Vader
  • Leia Organa
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • Chewbacca
  • Han Solo
  • Wedge Antilles
  • Yoda
  • Palpatine
  • Boba Fett
  • IG-88
  • Bossk
  • Lando Calrissian
  • Lobot

planets

  • Hoth
  • Dagobah
  • Bespin
  • Ord Mantell

starships

  • Star Destroyer
  • Millennium Falcon
  • Y-wing
  • X-wing
  • Executor
  • Rebel transport
  • Slave 1
  • Imperial shuttle
  • EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate

vehicles

  • TIE/LN starfighter
  • Snowspeeder
  • TIE bomber
  • AT-AT
  • AT-ST
  • Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car

species

  • Human
  • Droid
  • Wookie
  • Yoda's species
  • Trandoshan

created

2014-12-12T11:26:24.656000Z

edited

2014-12-15T13:07:53.386000Z

url

https://swapi.dev/api/films/2/
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