Episode 014: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, Irvin Kershner)

The rebel struggle is fraternal,
Han’s love for Leia is eternal,
Luke visits Yoda,
And in a strange coda,
Finds out something paternal.

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500 FILMS: A JOURNEY THROUGH GENRE CINEMA is a new podcast taking a spoiler-filled behind-the-scenes look at movies from the 1950s to the 1990s. Season one is now available. Come along on the journey!

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Further Reading

• Easy Riders, Raging Bulls – Peter Biskind (Bloomsbury, 1998)
• What Have We Here?: Portraits Of A Life – Billy Dee Williams (2024, Hodder & Stoughton)
• The Empire Strikes Back – The Art Of The Score (2019, podcast)
• Harrison Ford: A Biography – Robert Sellers (1993, Robert Hale Limited)
• I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story – Anthony Daniels (2019, Dorling Kindersley)