Film

Return of the Jedi

1983 · 2h 12m · Adventure · Action · Science Fiction

Return to a galaxy far far away.

IMDb

8.3

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Metacritic

58

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.

Mark Hamill

Luke Skywalker

Harrison Ford

Han Solo

Carrie Fisher

Princess Leia

Billy Dee Williams

Lando Calrissian

Anthony Daniels

C-3PO

Peter Mayhew

Chewbacca

Sebastian Shaw

Anakin Skywalker

Ian McDiarmid

The Emperor

Frank Oz

Yoda (voice)

James Earl Jones

Darth Vader (voice)

David Prowse

Darth Vader

Alec Guinness

Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

Kenny Baker

R2-D2 / Paploo

Michael Pennington

Moff Jerjerrod

Kenneth Colley

Admiral Piett

Michael Carter

Bib Fortuna

• Richard MarquandDirector
• Lawrence KasdanScreenplay
• George LucasExecutive Producer · Screenplay · Story
• Howard G. KazanjianProducer
• Alec MillsDirector of Photography
• Alan HumeDirector of Photography
• John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
• Duwayne DunhamEditor
• Marcia LucasEditor
• Sean BartonEditor

TrailerTheatrical Trailer 1982Original Teaser TrailerTrailer

Release date

May 25, 1983

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

PG

Budget

$32,350,000

Revenue

$572,700,000

Genres

Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

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