Star Wars: episode V - The Empire counter-attacks

the Empire counter-attacks ( The Empire strikes back ) is a film of Irvin Kershner, left in 1980, on a scenario of George Lucas.

It is the second opus of the saga the Star Wars by its coming out date, but the fifth by the chronological order of the history.

Synopsis

After the undergone defeat with Yavin and the destruction of the Black Star by Luke, the Empire puts all its rebellious means to track the through the galaxy and sends thousands of droïdes probes. The rebels manage to sow the Empire and to build a bases on Hoth, an icy planet located in the system of the same name.

Luke, which is in patrol with his/her old friend Han Solo, share to see a meteorite which fell close to him. But it is attacked by a Wampa, a monster of the ices and is found imprisoned in the cave of the animal. It after a fashion tries to recover its laser Saber to be delivered ice. But Wampa suspects something and comes to attack Luke, which is defended slightly with its laser saber. Luke ends up cutting an arm in Wampa and manages to escape from the den. Without means of transport, the Luke young person ends up disappearing in the icy desert. Whereas Han is on the point of leaving to settle its old debts, it worries for his friend and leaves to his research to back Tauntaun.

He manages to find it and build a tax haven while waiting for the helps. The following day, Snowspeeders locate the small camping and bring back the two men to the fold. Luke goes back quickly in the tank in Bacta and becomes again operational. At the headquarters, C-3PO discovers an imperial secret code emitted by a probe present on planet, and Han decides to leave to evaluate the situation. Finally, he sees himself in the obligation to destroy the probe and to reveal the position of the base to the Imperial ones.

All the base is put in alarm to prepare the battles, of the lines of defense on the ground are installation and of the convoys are held ready for takeoff. The snowspeeders attack the imperial TB-TT, with as Luke leader. With the assistance of his companions, he manages to destroy several enemy transport and ends up being crushed, touched by a shooting of laser gun. He joined his space transport then and leaves with D2 towards Dagobah, planet of residence of worthy the Yoda, Master Jedi. Over there, Luke learns how to control its gifts of Jedi. During this time, Leia, Han and Chewie is continued by the imperial fleet and leaves to take refuge in a field of Astéroïde S, in which they find refuge in a stellar cave. The cave proves to actually be the throat of an enormous space monster.

Once left the “cave”, the Falcon takes the road of Bespin, a planet where Lando Calrissian, friend of Han, has a mining. But, on the spot, Vador and its troops is in ambush and awaits the Faucon Millenium . Once captured, Han is put in carbonic congelation and is delivered to Boba Fett, a hunter of premium to the pay of Jabba Hutt. Meanwhile, Lando releases Leia, Chewie and the droïdes and takes them along on the Falcon. Luke arrives, him also, on Bespin and is constrained to fight against Vador. Luke knows finally the truth on his/her father (the sentence worship of Star Wars: ), which is in fact Dark Vador, black lord of Sith and former apprentice of Ben. Luke finds a loophole and is made recover by the Falcon which is continued by hunters TIE. R2 manages to repair the hyperpropulsion of the Falcon and to save all his/her companions at the same time. The Falcon joined the Alliance which joins together a fleet for another attack…

Data sheet

  • original Title:

    • 1980 : Star Wars - The Worsens Strikes Back
    • 1997 (video edition): Star Wars V - The Worsens Strikes Back
    • Star Wars - Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
  • French title
    • 1980: Star Wars - the Empire counter-attacks
    • 1994 (arisen cinema):
    • 1997 (video edition): Star Wars V - the Empire counter-attacks
  • American Film
  • Réalisateur: Irvin Kershner
  • Scenario: Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, according to a history of George Lucas
  • Photography: Peter Suschitzky
  • special Effects: Richard Edlund and Brian Johnson
  • Music: John Williams (Amongst other things, imperial walk)
  • Producton: George Lucas
  • Distribution: 20th Century Fox
  • Year: 1980 (1997, Special edition and 2004, still improved version DVD (sympathetic explanation of the evolutions of the versions)
  • Lasted: 130 minutes - Colors

Distribution

See too

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • The Official site Worsens Strikes Back

Simple: Star Wars Episode V: The Worsens Strikes Back

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