Production Companies
- Lucasfilm (as A Lucasfilm Limited Production)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1980) (USA) (theatrical) (as 20th Century Fox)
- 20th Century Fox (1980) (UK) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (1980) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (1980) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1980) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1980) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Distribution (1980) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1981) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- CBS/Fox Video (1984) (Belgium) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Showtime Video (1985) (Finland) (VHS) (rental)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1987) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan)
- Independent Television (ITV) (1988) (UK) (TV)
- Nippon AVC Co. (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- CBS/Fox (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1995) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1996) (Finland) (TV)
- 20th Century Fox de Argentina (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical) (special edition)
- Finnkino (1997) (Finland) (theatrical) (VHS) (special edition)
- CBS / Fox Video Far East (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1998) (Greece) (VHS) (Special edition)
- Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (UK) (DVD)
- FS Film (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (4-disc Star Wars Trilogy)
- Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD) (special edition)
- Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS) (special edition)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (special edition)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2009) (Finland) (TV)
- Sub (2010) (Finland) (TV)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (The Complete Saga)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2015) (USA) (video) (Digital HD)
- 20th Century Fox Germany (1980) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1980) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1997) (Norway) (theatrical) (special edition)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1995) (Hong Kong) (video) (laserdisc)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1995) (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- CBS / Fox Video (1995) (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc) (as The CBS/Fox Company: in copyright only)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia) (VHS) (pan/scan) (for Lucasfilm)
- CBS/Fox (Argentina) (VHS) (for Lucasfilm)
- Disney XD (2016) (UK) (TV) (limited)
- Fox Video (Australia) (VHS) (for Lucasfilm)
- Fox Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (Denmark) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (Norway) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- ITV 2 (2018) (UK) (TV)
- Intercontinental Video (1995) (Hong Kong) (video) (laserdisc)
- Mayco (1986) (Norway) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (Finland) (DVD)
- SF Norge A/S (1994) (Norway) (VHS)
- SF Norge A/S (2004) (Norway) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Limited Edition Steelbook)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (France) (all media)
Special Effects
- Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)
Other Companies
- The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) (music performers)
- Fox Fanfare Music (copyright: original music copyright © 1980)
- Bantha Music (copyright: original music copyright © 1980)
- Lee Lighting (lighting equipment and crew) (as Lee Electric)
- George Randle Co. (optical printer component manufacturer)
- J.L. Wood Optical Systems (special optics fabrication)
- Fries Engineering (optical printer component engineering)
- Mitchell Camera (high speed camera movements)
- Bruce Hill Productions (ultra high speed camera)
- Van der Veer Photo Effects (additional optical effects)
- Modern Film Effects (additional optical effects)
- Ray Mercer & Company (additional optical effects)
- Westheimer Company (additional optical effects)
- Lookout Mountain Films (additional optical effects)
- Wesscam Camera Systems (Europe) (aerial camera system)
- Dollar Air Services (helicopter)
- Continental Camera Systems (cloud plates photographed with Astrovision by)
- Aktiv Fisher (snow vehicles)
- White Horse Toy Company (R2 bodies fabricated by)
- Giltspur Engineering and Compair (special assistance)
- Anvil Studios (music recording)
- Samuel Goldwyn Studios (Re-Recording at) (as Samuel Goldwyn Studios, Los Angeles, California)
- RSO Records (original soundtrack)
- Ballantine Books (novelization)
- Skywalker Sound (Special Edition Digital Remastering Provided by: 1997 special edition) (as SKYWALKER SOUND a Lucas Digital Ltd. Company)
- Pacific Title (optical restoration) (1997 special edition)
- YCM Laboratories (film restoration) (1997 special edition)
- RCA Victor (soundtrack) (1997 special edition)
- Lucasfilm THX / TAP Theater Alignment Program (Quality assurance services were provided by) (1997 special edition) (as the THX Theatre Alignment Program.)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies) (uncredited)
- Buzzy's Recording (dialogue recording) (uncredited)
- Deluxe (prints by) (as Deluxe®)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production) (uncredited)
- Flying Pictures (helicopter pilot) (uncredited)
- IVC (digital mastering) (uncredited)
- Lowry Digital Images (digital restoration) (2004 re-release)
- Mayflower Recording (adr recording) (uncredited)
- Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) (approved) (no. 26034)
- Panavision (filmed in) (as Panavision®)
- Persuasiva (advertising and promo) (1997 special version) (Latin America)
- Persuasiva (brand strategy) (1997 special version) (Latin America)
- Persuasiva (creative consultancy) (1997 special version) (Latin America)
- Persuasiva (poster design) (1997 special version) (Latin America)
- Persuasiva (press kit) (1997 special version) (Latin America)
- Rank Film Laboratories (color by) (as Rank Film Laboratories®)
- Skywalker Sound (AUDIO POSTPRODUCTION AND MIX PERFORMED AT: 2004 edition)
- Skywalker Sound (post-production sound services) (uncredited)
- Sony Classical (soundtrack) (2004 re-release)
- THX Ltd. (DVD POSTPRODUCTION SUPERVISED BY: 2004 edition) (as THX® DIGITAL WORKS)
- THX Ltd. (digital mastering: VHS, DVD, LD, Blu-Ray) (as THX® LASERDISC: laserdisc)
