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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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Color system

Eastman Color

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (USA 1980, Irvin Kershner).

Credits: Academy Film Archive and Library of Congress.

Photographs of the Eastman Color Print Films by Barbara Flueckiger and Joëlle Kost, ERC Advanced Grant FilmColors.

 

 

Restoration:

Magid, Ron (1997): Renewing the Star Wars Sequels. In: American Cinematographer, 78,4, pp. 58–68, on pp. 58–59. View Quote

 

 

Contemporary Reception:

Canby, Vincent (1980): Film View. In: The New York Times, Jun., p. D25 and p. D34. View Quote
Full text on The New York Times website. View Link

Maslin, Janet (1980): Robots Return In Empire Strikes. In: The New York Times, May, p. C25. View Quote
Full text on The New York Times website. View Link

 

 

Selected Analyses:

Anonymous (1980): The Photography of Star Wars. The Empire Strikes Back. In: American Cinematographer, 61,6, pp. 548–551, 576–577, 615–620, on pp. 616–619. View Quote

Hougron, Alexandre (1992): La couleur de l’autre. Le rouge et le vert dans les films de science-fiction. Yann Tobin (ed.): Dossier. La couleur du cinéma. In: Positif, 375–376, May, pp. 121–158, on pp. 143–146. (in French) View Quote

 

Production Reports:

Edlund, Richard (1980): Special Visual Effects for Star Wars. The Empire Strikes Back. In: American Cinematographer, 61,6, pp. 552–553, pp. 564–567 and pp. 604–606, on p. 567 and on p. 604 View Quote and on p. 606. View Quote

Nicholson, Bruce (1980): Composite Optical Photography for Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back. In: American Cinematographer, 61,6, pp. 562–563, p. 571 and p. 612, on p. 562 View Quote, on p. 571 and on p. 612. View Quote

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