• Director(s)

    Irvin Kershner

  • Production Year

    1980

  • Release date

    30/06/2020

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

  • Approx. running minutes

    127m

  • Cast

    Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, James Earl Jones (voice), Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz (puppeteer/voice), Alec Guinness, Jeremy Bulloch, Kenneth Colley, Julian Glover, Michael Sheard

Film

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 training. The film has a dark and bleak tone and moments of violence may upset very young viewers.…

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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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

injury detail

language

sex

discrimination

rude humour

drugs

  • Director(s)

    Irvin Kershner

  • Production Year

    1980

  • Release date

    30/06/2020

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

  • Approx. running minutes

    127m

  • Cast

    Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, James Earl Jones (voice), Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz (puppeteer/voice), Alec Guinness, Jeremy Bulloch, Kenneth Colley, Julian Glover, Michael Sheard

moderate violence, mild threat
Classified Date:
25/06/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
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.
Classified Date:
05/03/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd
Classified Date:
07/05/1980
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
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
Classified Date:
27/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Contains mild violence and threat
Classified Date:
27/07/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Contains revised visual effects
Classified Date:
04/03/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Special Edition
Classified Date:
19/09/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Special Edition
Classified Date:
25/02/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CBS/Fox Video Ltd
Classified Date:
30/12/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CBS/Fox Video Ltd
Classified Date:
28/02/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd
Classified Date:
04/08/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
04/08/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
04/08/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
03/08/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
03/08/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
03/08/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
03/08/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
31/07/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
31/07/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
31/07/2015
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
31/07/2015
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
31/07/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Walt Disney Company LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
02/09/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Menu Transition
Classified Date:
07/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio description
Classified Date:
07/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Blu-ray Menu
Classified Date:
06/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material STAR WARS BD
Classified Date:
02/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew...
Classified Date:
02/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material STAR WARS BD Disc 8 Deleted/extended scenes 4
Classified Date:
02/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material STAR WARS BD Disc 8 Deleted/extended scenes 4
Classified Date:
02/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material STAR WARS BD
Classified Date:
02/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material STAR WARS BD The Collections Episode V
Classified Date:
02/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material STAR WARS BD Disc 8 Interviews 1
Classified Date:
02/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material STAR WARS BD Disc 8 Deleted/extended scenes 2
Classified Date:
02/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material STAR WARS BD Disc 8 Interviews 1
Classified Date:
02/09/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material STAR WARS BD
Classified Date:
27/07/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD audio commentary Contains revised visual effects
Classified Date:
27/07/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD menus
Classified Date:
26/08/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Classified Date:
26/08/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Classified Date:
26/08/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Classified Date:
24/09/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Classified Date:
06/04/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CBS/Fox Video Ltd

  • Classified date

    25/06/2020

  • BBFC reference

    CFF029499

  • Language

    English