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Film poster for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

1981

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Original poster from the 1981 theatrical re-release of the 1980 film Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back. The poster has a black background and illustrations of stills of the movie "The Empire Strikes Back" in the upper half. Stills include the actors, characters, and battle scenes. Stills are depicted as a collage within a sliver rectangle. In the lower half in yellow font is the movie title [THE / EMPIRE / STRIKES / BACK]. Below the title is the billing block .

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Catalog reference: 2014.35.23

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