Return of the Jedi
8.3
“Return to a galaxy far far away.”
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.
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Part of Star Wars Collection
9 films
Star Wars
Movie · 1977
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie · 1980
Return of the Jedi
Movie · 1983
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie · 1999
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Movie · 2002
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Movie · 2005
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Movie · 2015
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Movie · 2017
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · 2019
Cast
178 people
Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker
Known for
Regular Show
INVINCIBLE
Harrison Ford
Han Solo
Known for
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia
Known for
When Harry Met Sally...
Family Guy
Billy Dee Williams
Lando Calrissian
Known for
Batman
The Lego Batman Movie
Anthony Daniels
C-3PO
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lego Movie
Peter Mayhew
Chewbacca
Known for
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Sebastian Shaw
Anakin Skywalker
Known for
The Spy in Black
Ian McDiarmid
The Emperor
Known for
Utopia
Sleepy Hollow
Frank Oz
Yoda (voice)
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
Inside Out
James Earl Jones
Darth Vader (voice)
Known for
The Lion King
The Lion King
David Prowse
Darth Vader
Known for
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Jabberwocky
Alec Guinness
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Richard Marquand Director · George Lucas Screenplay Lawrence Kasdan Screenplay
Director
Richard Marquand
Screenplay Story
George Lucas
Screenplay
Lawrence Kasdan
Composer
John Williams
Cinematographer
Alan Hume
Cinematographer
Alec Mills
Editor
Marcia Lucas
Editor
Duwayne Dunham
Editor
Sean Barton
Production designer
Norman Reynolds
Production designer
Fred Hole
Production designer
James L. Schoppe
Costume designer
Nilo Rodis-Jamero
Costume designer
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Worldwide gross $573M · Budget $32M · United States release May 25, 1983
Box office
Budget
$32,350,000
Worldwide gross
$572,700,000
Gross vs. budget
17.7×
Production
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Star Wars: Revenge of the Jedi · Revenge of the Jedi
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Kikuyu · Polish · Quechua · Tagalog
Release dates
United States · May 23, 1983
Premiere · New York City
United States · May 25, 1983
Theatrical
United States · September 12, 2006
Physical · Limited Edition DVD
United States
March 14, 1997 · Theatrical · Special Edition
April 28, 2023 · Theatrical · 40th Anniversary Re-release
Afghanistan
March 12, 1997 · Special Edition
Argentina
December 8, 1983 · Theatrical
Australia
October 27, 1983 · Theatrical
Austria
April 25, 1997 · Special Edition
Bahamas
March 20, 1997 · Special Edition
Belgium
November 10, 1983 · Gent
Brazil
October 6, 1983 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
April 21, 1986 · Theatrical
Burundi
September 30, 2005
Cambodia
September 16, 2005
Cameroon
July 1, 1983
Canada
May 25, 1983
Chile
June 9, 1983 · Theatrical
China
June 14, 2015 · Shanghai International Film Festival
Colombia
November 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Congo - Kinshasa
March 14, 1997 · Special Edition
Cook Islands
May 5, 1997 · Special Edition
Cuba
May 27, 1983 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 1, 1993 · Physical
April 24, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 14, 1983 · Theatrical
Egypt
October 31, 2021 · DVD Premiere
Estonia
June 27, 1997 · Special Edition
Ethiopia
July 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Finland
August 18, 1983 · Theatrical
France
October 19, 1983 · Theatrical
Germany
December 7, 1983 · Theatrical
Greece
December 8, 1983 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 13, 1984 · Theatrical
India
December 16, 1983 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 3, 1983 · Theatrical
Israel
July 8, 1983
Italy
October 21, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
July 2, 1983 · Theatrical
October 21, 1988 · TV · NTV
July 26, 1997 · Theatrical · Special Edition
Kosovo
September 22, 2005
Kuwait
June 25, 1997 · Special Edition
Lesotho
May 25, 1983
Mexico
December 16, 1983 · Theatrical
Namibia
November 20, 1983 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 13, 1983 · Theatrical
May 9, 2002 · TV · Yorin
November 8, 2006 · Physical · DVD
September 1, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
November 25, 1983 · Theatrical
Niue
July 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Norway
September 16, 1983
Oman
March 12, 1997 · Special Edition
Peru
December 25, 1983
Philippines
July 1, 1983
Poland
April 4, 1997 · Physical · Special Edition
Portugal
October 14, 1983 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
April 27, 2023 · Limited theatrical · 40th Anniversary Re-release
Qatar
March 12, 1997 · Special Edition
Russia
December 25, 1990 · Theatrical
Russia
December 9, 2010 · Physical
Singapore
June 19, 1997 · Special Edition
South Africa
May 1, 1997 · Special Edition
South Korea
July 17, 1987 · Theatrical
May 10, 1997 · Theatrical · Special Edition
Spain
November 21, 1983 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 30, 1983 · Theatrical
October 25, 1995 · Physical · VHS
May 2, 1997 · Theatrical · Special Edition
September 20, 2004 · Physical · DVD
September 12, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 4, 2020 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
April 25, 1997 · Special Edition
Türkiye
January 19, 1984
United Arab Emirates
August 24, 2020 · DVD Premiere
United Kingdom
June 2, 1983 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 1, 1984 · Theatrical
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