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What is a production or publishing fact about The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Irvin Kershner directs the film
Irvin Kershner directed The Empire Strikes Back, released in 1980.
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Which actor portrays Lando in The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams plays Cloud City's administrator.
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Who directed The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Irvin Kershner
Irvin Kershner directed the second released Star Wars film.
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Who performs and voices Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Frank Oz
Frank Oz performs Yoda and provides his voice.
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In which year was The Empire Strikes Back first released?
Direct answer: 1980
The film first reached theaters in 1980.
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Which Norwegian locality supplied snowy Hoth filming locations?
Direct answer: Finse
The production filmed at Finse in Norway in 1979.
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Who plays Luke's snowspeeder gunner Dak Ralter?
Direct answer: John Morton
John Morton portrays Dak in The Empire Strikes Back.
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Which two writers receive Empire Strikes Back screenplay credit?
Direct answer: Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan
Brackett and Kasdan receive the screenplay credit.
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Which Norwegian glacier was in the location area used to film Hoth?
Direct answer: Hardangerjøkelen
The Hoth filming area extends from Finse station to Hardangerjøkelen glacier.
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Who portrays Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Michael Sheard
Michael Sheard plays Ozzel, executed after the Hoth approach.
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Who briefly stands in for Jeremy Bulloch as Boba Fett in Empire?
Direct answer: John Morton
Morton stands in for Bulloch during a Boba Fett scene.
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Who portrays Captain Needa in The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Michael Culver
Culver portrays the captain who apologizes to Vader in person.
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Who directed the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Irvin Kershner
Irvin Kershner directed the 1980 sequel, often called the best Star Wars film.
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Who performed and voiced Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Frank Oz
Frank Oz puppeteered and voiced Yoda throughout the original trilogy.
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Who plays Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams originated the role of Lando.
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In what year was The Empire Strikes Back released?
Direct answer: 1980
The Empire Strikes Back debuted in 1980.
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Which country provided the Hoth snow locations for Empire?
Direct answer: Norway
The Hoth battle was filmed near Finse, Norway.
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Who plays Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Jeremy Bulloch
Jeremy Bulloch wears the Boba Fett costume.
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Who co-wrote Empire's screenplay with Lawrence Kasdan?
Direct answer: Leigh Brackett
Leigh Brackett wrote the first draft before her death.
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Which line did Harrison Ford famously improvise in the carbonite scene?
Direct answer: I know.
Ford replied "I know" to Leia's "I love you."
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Who produced The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: Gary Kurtz
Gary Kurtz produced A New Hope and Empire.
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Who plays Admiral Piett?
Direct answer: Kenneth Colley
Kenneth Colley plays Firmus Piett.
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Who plays General Veers?
Direct answer: Julian Glover
Julian Glover leads the walker assault as Veers.
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Who plays Lobot in The Empire Strikes Back?
Direct answer: John Hollis
John Hollis plays Lando's aide Lobot.
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Which future Cheers actor plays Rebel officer Bren Derlin?
Direct answer: John Ratzenberger
John Ratzenberger appears as Major Derlin.
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Which effects technique animated the Hoth AT-AT walkers?
Direct answer: Stop-motion
The walkers were animated with stop-motion models.
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Who composed "The Imperial March"?
Direct answer: John Williams
John Williams introduced the Imperial March in Empire.
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