Return of the Jedi (1983)

198348mdir. Richard MarquandUnited Statesscience fiction filmadventure film

Note: this print runs 48 minutes against a recorded 130 to 134 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Mark Hamill, Ian McDiarmid, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker

Directed by Richard Marquand

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Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. The sequel to The Empire Strikes Back (1980), it is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy and the sixth chronological film in the "Skywalker Saga". The film follows the ongoing struggle between the malevolent Galactic Empire and the freedom fighters of the Rebel Alliance. As the Rebels attempt to destroy the Empire's second Death Star, Luke Skywalker tries to bring his father, Darth Vader, back from the dark side of the Force. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carr

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