Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

screenplays

Here is a list of original textual sources known to exist for what eventually became Star Wars - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Some of the texts are publicly available and can be downloaded here.

Chapter II, The Empire Strikes Back, 11/28 - 12/2/77 - story conference transcript, George Lucas and Leigh Brackett     The Empire Strikes Back, November 28, 1977 - story treatment by George Lucas (handwritten original notes)     The Empire Strikes Back, November 28, 1977 - story treatment by George Lucas (typed from original notes)     Star Wars Sequel, screenplay by Leigh Brackett, from The Adventures of Luke Skywalker by George Lucas, February 23, 1978 - first draft     April 1978 - second draft (handwritten version)     April 1978 - second draft (typed from original notes)     April 1978 - revised second draft (with George Lucas' handwritten notes)     April 1978 - revised second draft (typed copy)     April 1978 - third draft (handwritten notes)     Fourth draft revisions dated October 24,1978 (Ext. Plain of Hoth - Helicopter Shot - Day)   .txt - 314 KB Fourth draft revisions dated October 24,1978     Correspondence from Irvin Kershner to George Lucas dated February 19, 1979, regarding revisions to pages 143 - 160     Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, from the novel by George Lucas, February 20, 1979 - fifth draft     The Empire Strikes Back, revised fifth draft, March 19, 1979     Public Draft*   .txt - 241 KB Public Draft with Special Edition supplement*

*not listed in Star Wars - The Annotated Screenplays