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Info Wanted: can anybody tell me the original origin of this OT-based trailer?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yNxvIuMFZs

I’ve finished cleaning up this old trailer, but I don’t know which versions would be the equivalents for tesb and rotj. All I know is it was from an old tape with the label worn off and my 93 vhs transfers didn’t have this. Were they aired on tv, shown in theaters, or specially made for home video? what was the original aspect ratio? and pointers helpful.

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This was present on the Empire Strikes Back VHS tape I rented in early 1986, which I have always assumed was the initial 1984 VHS release. It was just tacked on after the end of the movie, kind of a cool surprise!

As for its origins, it seems like a theatrical re-release trailer but I don’t actually know.

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It was a theatrical trailer done around '78 as part of a re-release’s ad campaign (even though it had never totally left theaters in a lot of cities).