USA,
1983, 131 min
(Special edition: 134 min)
Directed by:
Richard MarquandComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz, James Earl Jones, David Prowse (more)Plots(1)
Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian and their small army of friends rescue Han Solo from the clutches of the menacingly ugly Jabba the Hutt and go on to do battle with the Empire, even after Darth Vader has broken off in his own rebellion. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1984 - John Williams (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1984 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1984 - Best Sound Mixing
- 1984 - Best Sound Editing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1984 - Best Special Visual Effects
- 1984 - Best Sound
- 1984 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 1984 - Best Production Design
The Saturn Awards
- 2012 - Best DVD Movie Collection
- 2005 - Best DVD Movie Collection
- 1984 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 1984 - Mark Hamill (Best Actor)
- 1984 - Aggie Guerard Rodgers, Nilo Rodis-Jamero (Best Costumes)
- 1984 - Phil Tippett, Stuart Freeborn (Best Make-Up)
- 1984 - Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, Richard Edlund (Best Special / Visual Effects)
- 1984 - Richard Marquand (Best Director)
- 1984 - George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan (Best Writing)
- 1984 - Carrie Fisher (Best Actress)
- 1984 - Billy Dee Williams (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1984 - John Williams (Best Music)