star wars the empire strikes back was released in kennedy center on may 17, 1980.
star wars the empire strikes back was released in kennedy center on may 17, 1980.
when was star wars the empire strikes back released in kennedy center?
may 17, 1980
the world premiere of "the empire strikes back" was held on may 17, 1980, at the kennedy center in washington, d.c. (as a special children's world premiere event). the film had a royal charity premiere in london at the odeon cinema in leicester square on may 20. the special event was dubbed "empire day", a playful take the british commonwealth day holiday (known as empire day prior to 1958), where legions of stormtroopers were unleashed across the city. a series of other charity benefit premieres were held in numerous locations on may 19 and 20. the film went on to official general release in north america and the u.k. on may 21, 1980. the first wave of release included 126 70 mm prints, before a wider release in june 1980 (which were mostly 35 mm prints). during the initial theatrical run in europe and australia, the short film "black angel" by "star wars" art director roger christian was shown before the feature.
the empire strikes back
bullet::::- "star wars: the empire strikes back monthly" by marvel uk (19 issues; "the empire strikes back"-themed)









































bullet::::- "star wars monthly" by marvel uk (13 issues)









































bullet::::- "star wars: the empire strikes back annual" by marvel uk (2 annuals; "the empire strikes back"-themed)









































bullet::::- "star wars: the empire strikes back movie compilation" by marvel uk (1 collected edition; "the empire strikes back"-themed)









































bullet::::- "star wars: return of the jedi weekly" by marvel uk (105 issues, 2 annuals, 5 specials; "return of the jedi"-themed)









































bullet::::- "star wars annual" reprints in "spider-man and the zoids" #15–22
star wars (1977 comic book)