On This Day: May 21, 1980 - The Empire Strikes Back Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day: May 21, 1980 - The Empire Strikes Back Premiered in Theaters.

On this day May 21, 1980, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back premiered in theaters across America. Directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams, the film was the highly anticipated sequel to the 1977 original and quickly became a massive cultural and box office success.

The Empire Strikes Back is widely regarded as one of the greatest sequels ever made. Its darker tone, emotional depth and legendary plot twist involving Darth Vader...
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