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Where was Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back filmed?

1980 film, directed by Irvin Kershner.

  • Finse

The story is set in Hoth, Dagobah and Bespin.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Hoth; Dagobah; Bespin
Filmed in
Finse

About Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

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Released
1980
Director
Irvin Kershner
Cast
Harrison FordCarrie FisherDavid ProwseMark HamillBilly Dee WilliamsAnthony DanielsKenny BakerPeter MayhewAlec GuinnessDenis Lawson
Genre
Science FictionAdventureActionFantasyEpic
Awards
Academy Award for Best Sound; Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film; Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

The story

Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, the Imperial fleet, led by Darth Vader, dispatches probe droids across the galaxy in search of the Rebel Alliance.

Han Solo discovers Luke and insulates him against the weather inside a tauntaun carcass until they are rescued the next morning.

Vader summons several bounty hunters, including Boba Fett, to find the Falcon.

Famous lines from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Luke. Luke!Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • Yes, Captain?Adm. Kendel Ozzel
  • Thanks to you.Luke
  • Dagobah system?Luke
  • Thanks, Threepio.Luke

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