Star Wars Episode V : The Empire Strikes Back

moderate violence, mild threat

Director(s)Irvin Kershner

Production year1980

Release date30/06/2020

Genre(s)Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

Approx. running minutes127m

CastMark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, Irvin Kershner, Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Gary Kurtz, Rick McCallum, John Williams, Peter Suschitzky, T.M. Christopher, Paul Hirsch, Bob Edmiston, Irene Lamb, Terry Liebling, Norman Reynolds

Star Wars Episode V : The Empire Strikes Back

moderate violence, mild threat

Following the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire fights back against the rebels as Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi ...

Following the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire fights back against the rebels as Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training. The film has a dark and bleak tone and moments of violence may upset very young viewers.

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moderate violence, mild threat

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25/06/2020

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WDSMP UK

violence

There are scenes of fantasy violence including aerial dogfights and use of lightsabers, blasters and fists. It is implied a man is tortured. A man's hand is cut off and, during a dream sequence, a person is decapitated, although both moments are brief.

threat and horror

People are attacked by large creatures. A man is forced into a small chamber and frozen. There are intense battle scenes, people falling from heights and being held a gunpoint, and an extended sequence in which people fly through an asteroid field.

injury detail

There is limited sight of blood and injury in the aftermath of violence, including blood on a man's face and brief sight of bloody stumps when limbs are severed.

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05/03/1997

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Cinema

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20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

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07/05/1980

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20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

violence

The strongest moment of violence occurs off-screen, in a scene in which one of the hero characters, Han Solo, is tortured by the baddie, Darth Vader. We hear Solo's screams, but do not see what is happening to him. We find out later that he has been carbon-frozen and see his motionless face. However, there is no sight of any injury. In another scene, another of the heroes, Luke Skywalker, has his hand cut off by Vader. This is achieved with a laser and is entirely bloodless. We do not see the resulting injury.

threat and horror

The film also contains characters in danger, with the heroes chased by spaceships, confronted by asteroids and engaging in laser-battles. This all occurs within a very clear fantasy context, with no realistic weaponry.

Contains mild violence and threat

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27/09/2011

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Contains mild violence and threat

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27/07/2004

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Contains revised visual effects

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04/03/1998

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Special Edition

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19/09/1997

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25/02/1991

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30/12/1986

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28/02/1997

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20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

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04/08/2015

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The Walt Disney Company LTD

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04/08/2015

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02/09/2013

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07/09/2011

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02/09/2011

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Additional material Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew...

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02/09/2011

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27/07/2004

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26/08/1998

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Classified date25/00/2020

LanguageEnglish

violence

threat and horror

injury detail

language

sex

discrimination

rude humour

drugs

Director(s)Irvin Kershner

Production year1980

Release date30/06/2020

Genre(s)Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

Approx. running minutes127m

moderate violence, mild threat

Classified Date:

25/06/2020

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

WDSMP UK

violence

threat and horror

injury detail

There is limited sight of blood and injury in the aftermath of violence, including blood on a man's face and brief sight of bloody stumps when limbs are severed.

Classified Date:

05/03/1997

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

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07/05/1980

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Cinema

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20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

violence

threat and horror

Contains mild violence and threat

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27/09/2011

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Physical media + VOD/Streaming

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

Contains mild violence and threat

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27/07/2004

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Physical media

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

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Contains revised visual effects

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04/03/1998

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

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Special Edition

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19/09/1997

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.

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Special Edition

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CBS/Fox Video Ltd

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28/02/1997

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20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

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04/08/2015

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The Walt Disney Company LTD

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Additional material Menu Transition

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Additional material Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew...

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Additional material STAR WARS BD The Collections Episode V

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27/07/2004

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DVD audio commentary Contains revised visual effects

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27/07/2004

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DVD menus

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24/09/1997

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06/04/1990

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Classified date25/00/2020

LanguageEnglish