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Star Wars "The Empire Strikes Back" opening...
Star Wars "The Empire Strikes Back" opening...
Item # 721559
October 26, 1979
SECTION 3 (SHOW) section only of the Sun-Times, Chicago, May 26, 1980 (Sunday)
* The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars: Episode V
Page 7 of this section has a nice 12 x 9 inch advertisement for "THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" for it's opening week. This iconic film opened nationally just 5 days prior. (see images)
Complete section 3 only with 14 pages, good condition.
background: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) continued George Lucas’s saga with a darker, more character-driven story that deepened the conflict between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire, following Luke Skywalker as he trains with Yoda on Dagobah while Han Solo, Princess Leia, and their companions flee relentless Imperial pursuit across the galaxy; directed by Irvin Kershner with visual effects innovations from Industrial Light & Magic, the film premiered in select U.S. cities—including Chicago—on May 21, 1980, and quickly became celebrated for its dramatic twists, particularly Darth Vader’s revelation to Luke, its richer emotional stakes, and its cliffhanger ending that left Han frozen in carbonite and the Rebellion scattered, cementing it as one of the most acclaimed sequels in film history.
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