Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
Release Date: May 21, 1980 (original); February 21, 1997 (Special Edition)
Synopsis: (3 years after Episode IV) Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion’s defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin. In the midst of a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke faces the startling revelation that the evil Vader is in fact his father, Anakin Skywalker.
It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Although the Death Star has been destroyed, Imperial troops have driven the Rebel forces from their hidden base and pursued them across the galaxy.
Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters led by Luke Skywalker have established a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth.
The evil lord Darth Vader, obsessed with finding young Skywalker, has dispatched
thousands of remote probes into the far reaches of space….
Awards: Academy Award Winner: Best Sound, Special Achievement in Visual Effects. Academy Award Nominee: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Original Score.
BAFTA Award Winner: Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music. BAFTA Nominee: Best Production Design/Art Direction, Best Sound.
Golden Globe Nominee: Best Original Score.
Saturn Award Winner: Best Director, Best Science Fiction Film, Best Special Effects. Saturn Award Nominee: Best Costumes, Best Music, Best Supporting Actor, Best Writing.
Cast
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Luke Skywalker
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Mark Hamill
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Han Solo
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Harrison Ford
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Princess Leia Organa
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Carrie Fisher
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Lando Calrissian
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Billy Dee Williams
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See Threepio (C-3PO)
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Anthony Daniels
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Darth Vader
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David Prowse
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Chewbacca
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Peter Mayhew
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Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2)
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Kenny Baker
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Yoda
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Frank Oz
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Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
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Alec Guinness
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Boba Fett
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Jeremy Bulloch
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Lando’s Aide
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John Hollis
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Chief Ugnaught
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Jack Purvis
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Snow Creature
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Des Webb
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Performing Assistant For Yoda
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Kathryn Mullen
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Voice Of Emperor
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Clive Revill
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Admiral Piett
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Kenneth Colley
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General Veers
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Julian Glover
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Admiral Ozzel
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Michael Sheard
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Captain Needa
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Michael Culver
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Imperial Officers
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John Dicks
Milton Johns Mark Jones Oliver Maguire |
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General Rieekan
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Bruce Boa
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Zev (Rogue 2)
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Christopher Malcom
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Wedge (Rogue 3)
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Denis Lawson
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Hobbie (Rogue 4)
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Richard Oldfield
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Dak (Luke’s Gunner)
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John Morton
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Janson (Wedge’s Gunner)
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Ian Liston
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Major Derlin
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John Ratzenberger
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Deck Lieutenant
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Jack Mckenzie
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Head Controller
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Jerry Harte
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Rebel Officers
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Norman Chancer
Norwich Duff Ray Hassett Brigitte Kahn Burnell Tucker |
Crew
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Directed By
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Irvin Kershner
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Produced By
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Gary Kurtz
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Screenplay By
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Leigh Brackett
Lawrence Kasdan |
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Story By
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George Lucas
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Executive Producer
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George Lucas
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Production Designer
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Norman Reynolds
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Director Of Photography
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Peter Suschitzky B.S.C.
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Edited By
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Paul Hirsch A.C.E.
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Special Visual Effects
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Brian Johnson
Richard Edlund |
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Music By
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John Williams
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Performed By
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The London Symphony Orchestra
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Original Music Copyright 1980
Fox Fanfare Music Inc. | Bantha Music |
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Associate Producers
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Robert Watts
James Bloom |
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Design Consultant And Conceptual Artist
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Ralph McQuarrie
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Art Directors
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Leslie Dilley
Harry Lange Alan Tomkins |
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Set Decorator
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Michael Ford
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Construction Manager
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Bill Welch
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Assistant Art Directors
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Michael Lamont
Fred Hole |
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Sketch Artist
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Ivor Beddoes
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Draftsmen
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Ted Ambrose
Michael Boone Reg Bream Steve Cooper Richard Dawking |
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Modellers
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Fred Evans
Allan Moss Jan Stevens |
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Chief Buyer
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Edward Rodrigo
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Construction Storeman
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Dave Middleton
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Operating Cameramen
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Kelvin Pike
David Garfath |
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Assistant Cameramen
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Maurice Arnold
Chris Tanner |
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Second Assistant Cameramen
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Peter Robinson
Madelyn Most |
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Dolly Grips
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Dennis Lewis
Brian Osborn |
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Matte Photography Consultant
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Stanley Sayer, B.S.C.
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Gaffer
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Laurie Shane
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Rigging Gaffer
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John Clark
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Lighting Equipment And Crew From Lee Electric
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Make-Up And Special Creature Design
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Stuart Freeborn
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Chief Make-Up Artist
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Graham Freeborn
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Make-Up Artists
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Kay Freeborn
Nick Maley |
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Chief Hairdresser
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Barbara Ritchie
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Yoda Fabrication
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Wendy Midener
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Costume Designer
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John Mollo
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Wardrobe Supervisor
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Tiny Nicholls
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Wardrobe Mistress
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Eileen Sullivan
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Property Master
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Frank Bruton
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Property Supervisor
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Charles Torbett
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Property Dressing Supervisor
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Joe Dipple
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Head Carpenter
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George Gunning
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Head Plasterer
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Bert Rodwell
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Head Rigger
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Red Lawrence
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Sound Design And Supervising
Sound Effects Editor |
Ben Burtt
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Sound Editors
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Richard Burrow
Teresa Eckton Bonnie Koehler |
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Production Sound
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Peter Sutton
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Sound Boom Operator
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Don Wortham
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Production Maintenance
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Ron Butcher
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Re-Recording
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Bill Varney
Steve Maslow Gregg Landaker |
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Music Recording
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Eric Tomlinson
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Orchestrations
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Herbert W. Spencer
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Supervising Music Editor
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Kenneth Wannberg
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Assistant Film Editors
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Duwayne Dunham
Phil Sanderson Barbara Ellis Steve Starkey Paul Tomlinson |
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Dialogue Editors
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Curt Schulkey
Leslie Shatz Joanne D’antonio |
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Optical Coordinator
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Roberta Friedman
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Assistant Sound Editors
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John Benson
Joanne Cappuccilli Ken Fischer Craig Jaeger Nancy Jencks Laurel Ladevich |
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Foley Editors
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Robert Rutledge
Scott Hecker |
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Foley Assistants
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Edward M. Steidele
John Roesh |
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Sound Effects Recording
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Randy Thom
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Recording Technicians
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Gary Summers
Howie Kevin O’connell |
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Production Supervisor
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Bruce Sharman
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Assistant Production Manager
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Patricia Carr
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Production Coordinator
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Miki Herman
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First Assistant Director
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David Tomblin
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Second Assistant Directors
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Steve Lanning
Roy Button |
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Location Manager
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Philip Kohler
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Continuity
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Kay Rawlings
Pamela Mann |
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Casting
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Irene Lamb
Terry Liebling Bob Edmiston |
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Assistant To Producer
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Bunny Alsup
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Assistant To Director
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Debbie Shaw
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Assistant To Executive Producer
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Jane Bay
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Production Assistants
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Barbara Harley
Nick Laws Charles Wessler |
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Stunt Coordinator
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Peter Diamond
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Stunt Doubles
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Bob Anderson
Colin Skeaping |
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Production Accountant
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Ron Phipps
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Assistant Accountant
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Michael Larkins
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Set Cost-Controller
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Ken Gordon
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Location Accountant
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Ron Cook
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Still Photographer
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George Whitear
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Unit Publicist
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Alan Arnold
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Assistant Publicist
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Kirsten Wing
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Studio Second Unit
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Directors
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Harley Cokliss
John Barry |
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Director Of Photography
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Chris Menges
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Assistant Director
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Dominic Fulford
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Second Assistant Director
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Andrew Montgomery
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Location Second Unit
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Director
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Peter Macdonald
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Director Of Photography
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Geoff Glover
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Operating Cameraman
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Bob Smith
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Assistant Cameramen
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John Campbell
Mike Brewster |
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Second Assistant Cameramen
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John Keen
Greg Dupre |
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Dolly Grip
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Frank Batt
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Production Manager
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Svein Johansen
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Assistant Directors
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Bill Westley
Ola Solum |
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Production And Mechanical Effects Unit
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Mechanical Effects Supervision
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Nick Allder
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Location Unit Supervisor
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Allan Bryce
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Senior Effects Technician
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Neil Swan
Dave Watkins |
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Robot Fabrication And Supervision
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Andrew Kelly
Ron Hone |
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Effects Technicians
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Phil Knowles
Barry Whitrod Martin Gant Brian Eke Guy Hudson Dennis Lowe |
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Effects Engineering
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Roger Nicholls
Steve Lloyd |
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Electrical Engineer
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John Hatt
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Electronics Consultant
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Rob Dickinson
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Model Construction
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John Pakenham
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Effects Assistants
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Alan Poole
Digby Milner Robert McLaren |
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Effects Secretary
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Gill Case
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Minature And Optical Effects Unit
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Effects DirectorOf Photography
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Dennis Muren
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Effects Cameramen
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Ken Ralston
Jim Veilleux |
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Camera Operators
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Don Dow
Bill Neil |
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Assistant Cameramen
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Selwyn Eddy
Jody Westheimer Rick Fighter Clint Palmer Michael McAlister Paul Huston Richard Fish Chris Anderson |
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Optical Photography Supervisor
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Bruce Nicholson
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Optical Printer Operators
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David Berry
Kenneth Smith Donald Clark |
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Optical Line-Up
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Warren Franklin
Mark Vargo Peter Amundson Loring Doyle Thomas Rosseter Tam Pillsbury James Lim |
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Optical Coordinator
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Laurie Vermont
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Laboratory Technicians
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Tim Geideman
Duncan Myers Ed Jones |
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Art Director-Visual Effects
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Joe Johnston
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Assistant Art Director
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Nilo Rodis-Jamero
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Stop Motion Animation
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Jon Berg
Phil Tippett |
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Stop Motion Technicians
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Tom St. Amand
Doug Beswick |
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Matte Painting Supervisor
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Harrison Ellenshaw
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Matte Artists
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Ralph McQuarrie
Michael Pangrazio |
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Matte Photography
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Neil Krepela
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Additional Matte Photography
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Michael Lawler
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Matte Photography Assistants
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Craig Barron
Robert Elswit |
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Chief Model Maker
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Lorne Peterson
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Modelshop Foreman
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Steve Gawley
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Model Makers
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Paul Huston
Tom Rudduck Michael Fulmer Samuel Zolltheis Charles Bailey Ease Owyeung Scott Marshall Marc Thorpe Wesley Seeds Dave Carson Rob Gemmel Pat McClung |
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Animation And Rotoscope Supervisor
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Peter Kuran
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Animators
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Samuel Comstock
Garry Waller John Van Vliet Rick Taylor Kim Knowlton Chris Casady Nina Saxon Diana Wilson |
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Visual Effects Editorial Supervisor
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Conrad Buff
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Effects Editor
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Michael Kelly
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Assistant Effects Editors
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Arthur Repola
Howard Stein |
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Apprentice Editor
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Jon Thaler
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Production Administrator
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Dick Gallegly
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Production Secretary
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Patricia Blau
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Production Associate
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Thomas Brown
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Production Accountant
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Ray Scalice
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Assistant Accountant
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Glenn Phillips
Pam Traas Laura Crockett |
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Production Assistant
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Jenny Oznowicz
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Transportation
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Robert Martin
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Still Photographer
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Terry Chostner
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Lab Assistant
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Roberto McGrath
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Electronics Systems Designer
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Jerry Jeffress
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Systems Programming
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Kris Brown
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Electronic Engineers
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Lhary Meyer
Mike Mackenzie Gary Leo |
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Special Project Coordinator
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Stuart Ziff
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Equipment Engineering Supervisor
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Gene Whiteman
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Design Engineer
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Mike Bolles
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Machinists
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Udo Pampel
Greg Beaumonte |
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Draftsman
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Ed Tennler
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Special Projects
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Gary Platek
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Supervising Stage Technician
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T.E. Moehnke
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Stage Technicians
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William Beck
Bobby Finley Leo Loverro Edward Hirsh Dick Dova Ed Breed |
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Miniature Pyrotechnics
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Joseph Viskocil
Dave Pier Thaine Morris |
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Optical Printer Component Manufacturer
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George Randle Co.
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Camera And Movement Design
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Jim Beaumonte
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Special Optics Designer
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David Grafton
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Special Optics Fabrication
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J.L. Wood Optical Systems
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Optical Printer Component Engineering
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Fries Engineering
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High Speed Camera Movements
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Mitchell Camera Corp.
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Ultra High Speed Camera
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Bruce Hill Productions
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Color Timer
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Ed Lemke
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Negative Cutting
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Robert Hart
Darrell Hixson |
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Dolby Consultant
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Don Digirolamo
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Additional Optical Effects
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Van Der Veer Photo Effects
Modern Film Effects Ray Mercer & Company Westheimer Company Lookout Mountain Films |
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Special Edition Crew
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Producer
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Rick McCallum
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Editor
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T.M. Christopher
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Sound Designer
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Ben Burtt
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Re-Recording Mixer
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Gary Summers
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First Assistant Editor
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Samuel Hinckley
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Assistant Editor
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Robert Marty
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Assistant Avid Editors
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Mike Jackson
Robin Lee |
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Sound Editor
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Teresa Eckton
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Assistant Sound Editor
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Lisa Storer
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Re-Recordist
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Ronald G. Roumas
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Digital Mix Technician
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Gary A. Rizzo
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Archivist
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Tim Fox
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Optical Supervisors
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Phillip Feiner
Chris Bushman |
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Film Restoration Supervisor
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Pete Comandini
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Color Timer
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Robert J. Raring
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Negative Continuity
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Ray Sabo
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Negative Cutter
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Bob Hart
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Special Edition Digital Remastering Provided By
Skywalker Sound A Lucas Digital Ltd. Company |
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Film Restoration Consultant
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Leon Briggs
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Optical Restoration
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Pacific Title
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Film Restoration By
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Ycm Laboratories
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Industrial Light And Magic
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Visual Effects Supervisor
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Dave Carson
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Visual Effects Producer
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Tom Kennedy
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Computer Graphics Supervisor
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Tom Hutchinson
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Visual Effects Art Director
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George Hull
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Visual Effects Editor
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Michael McGovern
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Color Timing Supervisor
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Bruce Vecchitto
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Visual Effects Coordinator
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Lisa Todd
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Digital Effects Artists
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Don Butler
Michael Conte Howard Gersh Marshall Krasser Tia Marshall Stuart Maschwitz Julie Neary Ken Nielsen Eddie Pasquarello Ricardo Ramos Tom Rosseter Lawrence Tan Paul Theren Hans Uhlig Li-Hsein Wei Ron Woodall |
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Digital Matte Artists
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Ronn Brown
Eric Chauvin Brian Flora William Mather |
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3d Matchmove Artist
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James Hagedorn
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Digital Paint & Roto Artists
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Lisa Drostova
Heidi Zabit |
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Chief Creature Maker
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Howie Weed
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Model & Creature Makers
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Carol Bauman
Don Bies Giovanni Donovan Wendy Morton Anne Polland Mark Siegel Steven Walton |
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Sabre Group Supervisor
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Daniel McNamara
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Sabre Artists
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Rita Zimmerman
Chad Taylor Mary McCulloch Grant Guenin Caitlin Content |
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Software Research And Development
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David Benson
Jim Hourihan Zoran Kacic-Alesic Florian Kainz Jeff Yost |
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Digital Scanning Supervisor
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Joshua Pines
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Digital Scanning Operators
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Randall Bean
Michael Ellis Earl Beyer |
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Negative Supervisor
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Doug Jones
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Negative Line-Up
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Andrea Biklian
Tim Geideman |
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Projectionist
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Tim Greenwood
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Digital Plate Restoration
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Melissa Monterrosa
Mike Van Eps Wendy Hendrickson |
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Assistant Visual Effects Art Director
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Alex Laurant
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Assistant Visual Effects Editor
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John Bartle
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Video Editor
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Angela Leaper
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Animatic Artist
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Jonathan Rothbart
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Digital Effects Technical Assistants
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Okan Ataman
Peter Chesloff Joshua Levine Dawn Matheson Daniel Shumaker |
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Digital Effects Resource Assistant
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Daniel Brimer
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Visual Effects Production Staff
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Julie Creighton
Joshua Marks |
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Video Assistants
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Dawn Martin
Wendy Bell |
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Production Engineering
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Ken Beyer
Ken Corvino Gary Meyer |
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Aerial Camera System By Wesscam Camera Systems (Europe)
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Aerial Cameraman
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Ron Goodman
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Assistant
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Margaret Herron
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Helicopter Supplied By Dollar Air Services Limited
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Pilot
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Mark Wolfe
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Cloud Plates Photographed With
Astrovision(c) By Continental Camera Systems Inc. |
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Snow Vehicles Supplied By
Aktiv Fischer |
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R2 Bodies Fabricated By
White Horse Toy Company |
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Special Assistance From
Giltspur Engineering And Compair |
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Photographed On The Hardengerjekulan Glacier, Finse, Norway
And At Emi – Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, England |
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Music Recorded At
Anvil Studios, Denham, England |
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Re-Recording At
Samuel Goldwyn Studios, Los Angeles, California |
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Special Visual Effects Produced At
Industrial Light And Magic, Marin County, California |
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This Article was Originally posted 2022-07-25 16:31:59.