The Empire Strikes Back, Fullscreen, VHS, CBS/Fox Video UK, 1988

In 1988 The Empire Strikes Back was issued along with its prequel and sequel as part of the "CBS/Fox All Time Greats" collection. This was the first time the original trilogy had been issued at the same time and in matching packaging in the UK. The three tapes could also be bought as a set in a cardboard slipcase (See it here). The film is in cropped "fullscreen" with original English Hi-Fi audio. Before the film there is a 5-minute musical montage of clips from other films in the "All Time Greats" line. Each sleeve lists the cast and crew on the inside, but while the other two films came with a small catalogue of other films in the "All Time Greats" lineup, my copy of Empire did not (I bought mine in July 1989) Unlike the first film which came in a white CBS/Fox branded case originally, I have only seen Empire and Jedi in the generic transparent case with the rounded spine, used for most CBS/Fox releases of the late eighties/early nineties.

Tape top

Sleeve inside

Assorted screenshots:

Copyright info	CBS/Fox Video intro	All Time Greats montage	All Time Greats montage
All Time Greats montage	All Time Greats montage	All Time Greats montage	Fox fanfare
Title card	Opening crawl	Cropped binoculars	I found them
Binoculars (Squeezed)	On Dagobah	Alert all commands	Matte painting
Duel	Falcon dish in frame	End credits	Copyright notice (reprise)