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The Fifth Element
There is no future without it.
( Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi )

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MPAA Rating:
PG-13
[intense sci-fi violence‚ some sexuality and brief nudity]

US Runtime: 126 min

Country of Origin: France

Premiere Date:
May 02, 1997   [France]		  
Director: Luc Besson   [Director]
 
Writers: Luc Besson   [Screenplay]
Luc Besson   [Story]
Robert Mark Kamen   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: John A. Amicarella   [Associate Producer]
Patrice Ledoux   [Producer]
Iain Smith   [Co-Producer]
 
Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast   [Director of Photography]
Nick Tebbet   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Sylvie Landra   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Eric Serra   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Dan Weil   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Jean-Paul Gaultier   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Francine Maisler   [Casting]
Lucinda Syson   [Casting]
 
Production Company: Gaumont   (FR)
 

Plot Summary:

    In the colorful future, cabdriver Korben Dallas unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep the great evil and Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg at bay.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
Bruce Willis
Korben Dallas
Milla Jovovich
Leeloo
Gary Oldman
Zorg
Ian Holm
Cornelius
Chris Tucker
Ruby Rhod
Luke Perry
Billy
Brion James
General Munro
Tommy Lister Jr.
President Lindberg
Lee Evans
Fog
Charlie Creed-Miles
David
 
Tricky
Right Arm
John Neville
General Staedert
John Bluthal
Professor Pacoli
Mathieu Kassovitz
Mugger
Christopher Fairbank
Mactilburgh
Kim Chan
Thai
Richard Leaf
Neighbour
Julie T. Wallace
Major Iceborg
Al Matthews
General Tudor
Maïwenn
Diva
 
 
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Special Effects Department:
Digital Domain
special visual effects and digital animation
Hollywood Digital
  
The Magic Camera Company
Vision Crew Unlimited
  
 
Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
 
Tech Info:
Budget:
$90,000,000
Revenue:
$263,920,180
Camera:
Arriflex Cameras
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Laboratory:
Laboratoires Éclair, Paris, France / Technicolor, USA
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Super 35
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm - anamorphic
Film Length:
2869 m

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