Feature Film
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Production Company: Lucasfilm
Filming Locations: Ulvik, Hordaland
Estimated Budget: NOK 105 000 000
Distributors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Estimated Budget: NOK 105 000 000
Distributors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Summary
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan. It was the second film released in the Star Wars saga, being followed by Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, and the fifth in terms of internal chronology.
The film is set three years after the destruction of the Death Star. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and the rest of the Rebel Alliance are being pursued by Darth Vader and the elite forces of the Galactic Empire. While Han and Leia are chased across the galaxy by the Empire, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda. Vader is secretly plotting a trap for Luke that will lead to a fierce confrontation and a shocking revelation.
Filming began in Norway, at the Hardangerjøkulen glacier near the town of Finse, on March 5, 1979. See picture left, and check out www.snowlocation.com for further information about Finse as a shooting location.
The film is set three years after the destruction of the Death Star. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and the rest of the Rebel Alliance are being pursued by Darth Vader and the elite forces of the Galactic Empire. While Han and Leia are chased across the galaxy by the Empire, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda. Vader is secretly plotting a trap for Luke that will lead to a fierce confrontation and a shocking revelation.
Filming began in Norway, at the Hardangerjøkulen glacier near the town of Finse, on March 5, 1979. See picture left, and check out www.snowlocation.com for further information about Finse as a shooting location.