Film poster for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
date: label: Date
content: 1981
name: label: Distributed by
content: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
label: Commissioned by
content: Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC, American, founded 1971
label: Subject of
content: Billy Dee Williams, American, born 1937
notes: label: Description
content: 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 .
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hollywood (Film)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.35.23
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Lucasfilm Ltd.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 41 1/16 × 26 15/16 in. (104.3 × 68.4 cm)