A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY . . .

"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."

INTERIOR: GANTRY--OUTSIDE CONTROL ROOM--REACTOR SHAFT

Luke moves along the railing and up to the control room. Vader lunges at him and Luke immediately raises his lit sword to meet Vader's.

VADER: If you only knew the power of the dark side. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.

LUKE: He told me enough! He told me you killed him.

VADER: No. I am your father. Search your feelings. You know it to be true.

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The action intensifies with the pitched battle between the Imperial forces and the Rebel squad led by Luke Skywalker on the ice planet Hoth . . . Luke's training in the force by the ancient master Yoda . . . Solo's capture by his sinister nemesis, bounty hunter Boba Fett . . . And the stunning showdown between Luke and Darth Vader.

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