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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:

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
John Bennett
Priest
Ivan Heng
Left Arm
Sonita Henry
President's Aide
Tim McMullan
Scientist's Aide
Hon Ping Tang
Munro's Captain
George Khan
Head Scientist
John Hughes
Head of Military
Roberto Bryce
Omar
Said Talidi
Aziz
Justin Lee Burrows
Mondoshawan
Richard Ashton
Mondoshawan
Jerome St. John Blake
Mondoshawan
Kevin Molloy
Mondoshawan / Ground Crew
Bill Reimbold
Mactilburgh's Assistant
Colin Brooks
Staedert's Captain
Anthony Chinn
Mactilburgh's Technician
Sam Douglas
Chief NY Cop
Derek Ezenagu
NY Cop
David Kennedy
Flying Cop
David Barrass
Flying Cop
Roger Monk
Flying Cop / Military Technician
Mac McDonald
Flying Cop
Mark Seaton
Flying Cop
Jean-Luc Caron
Flying Cop
Riz Meedin
Flying Cop
Jerry Ezekiel
Flying Cop
Indra Ové
VIP Stewardess
Nicole Merry
VIP Stewardess
Stacey McKenzie
VIP Stewardess
Rachel Willis
Stewardess
Genevieve Maylam
Stewardess
Josie Perez
Stewardess
Natasha Brice
Stewardess
Sophia Goth
Check In Attendant
Martin McDougall
Warship Captain
 
Peter Dunwell
Diva's Manager
Paul Priestley
Cop
Jason Salkey
Cop
Stewart Harvey-Wilson
Ruby Rhod Assistant
David Fishley
Ruby Rhod Assistant
Carlton Chance
Ruby Rhod Assistant
Gin Clarke
Diva's Assistant
Vladimir McCrary
Human Aknot
Clifton Lloyd Bryan
Mangalore Aknot / Airport Guard
Aron Paramor
Mangalore Akanit
Alan Ruscoe
Mangalore Kino
Christopher Adamson
Airport Cop
Ève Salvail
Tawdry Girl
Kaleem Janjua
Shuttle Pilot
Tyrone Tyrell
Shuttle Co-Pilot
Kevin Brewerton
Shuttle Mechanic
Vincenzo Pellegrino
Ground Crew
Ian Beckett
Baby Ray
Sonny Caldinez
Emperor Kodar Japhet
Zeta Graff
Princess Achen
Eddie Ellwood
Roy von Bacon
Yui
Fhloston Hostess
Laura De Palma
Fhloston Hostess
Michael Culkin
Hefty Man
Lenny McLean
Police Chief
Robert Oates
Fhloston Commander
John Sharian
Fhloston Captain
Fred Williams
Hotel Manager
Sibyl Buck
Zorg's Secretary
Sarah Carrington
Scientist
Grant James
Scientist
Ali Yassine
Scientist
Sean Buckley
Scientist
Dane Messam
Military Technician
Nathan Hamlett
Military Technician
Cecil Cheng
Military Technician
Scott Woods
Lab Guard
Leon Dekker
Lab Guard
David Garvey
Staedert's Technician
Stanley Kowalski
Staedert's Technician
Omar Hibbert Williams
Staedert's Technician
Robert Clapperton
Robot Barman
Robert Alexander
Warship Technician
Mia Frye
TV Stewardess
Leo Williams
Power Operator
C. Keith Martin
Power Operator
J.D. Dawodu
Zorg's Man
Patrick Nicholls
Zorg's Man
Shaun Davis
Zorg's Man
Roy Garcia Singh
Zorg's Man
Alex Georgijev
Zorg's Man
Marie Guillard
Burger Assistant
Renee Montemayor
Burger Assistant
Stina Richardson
Burger Assistant
 

Uncredited Cast:


Gillian M. Berrow
Mondoshawan (uncredited)
François Guillaume
Mondoshawan #3 (uncredited)
Kristen Fick
Glamorous Alien Diva at Event (uncredited)
Anita Koh
Japanese Hostess (uncredited)
Kamay Lau
Glamorous Japanese Girl (uncredited)
Inva Mula
Diva's Singing Voice (uncredited)
 
Gito Santana
VIP Lounge Worker (uncredited)
Frank Senger
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Joss Skottowe
Mangalor Alien (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Emissary (uncredited)
Roger Wright
Afro Scott (uncredited)
 

Stunt Crew:


Lucy Allen
Stunts
Del Baker
Stunts
Andy Bennett
Stunts
Marc Boyle
Stunt Coordinator
Richard Bradshaw
Stunts
Marc Cass
Stunts
Stuart Clark
Stunts
George Lane Cooper
Stunts
David Cronnelly
Stunts
Gabe Cronnelly
Stunts
Ray De-Haan
Stunts
Nrinder Dhudwar
Stunts
Therese Donnelly
Stunts
Neil Finnighan
Stunts
Terry Forrestal
Stunts
Dean Forster
Utility Stunts
 
Joss Gower
Stunts
Lyndon S. Hellewell
Stunts
Paul Herbert
Stunts
Eunice Huthart
Stunts
Terry Jackson
Stunt Double
Morgan Johnson
Stunts
Derek Lea
Stunts
Phil Lonergan
Stunts
Tony Lucken
Stunts
Mirjam Montandon
Stunt Double
Mark Anthony Newman
Stunts
Ray Nicholas
Stunts
Adrian O'Neil
Stunts
Lee Sheward
Stunts
Andy Smart
Stunts
Rachael Stephens
Stunts
 
 

Sound Crew:


David W. Alstadter
Foley Mixer
Dwayne Avery
Sound Effects Editor
Ron Bartlett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jean-Marie Blondel
Boom Operator
Daniel Brisseau
Sound Recordist
Andrea Eliseyan
Sound Recordist
Julia Evershade
Sound Effects Editor
Pierre Excoffier
Sound Engineer
John P. Fasal
Sound Designer
Howell Gibbens
Sound Effects Editor
Don Givens
Foley Recordist
Aaron Glascock
Foley Editor
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Didier Lozahic
Scoring Mixer
 
Brian D. Lucas
Sound Recordist
Mark Mangini
Sound Designer
Mark Mangini
Sound Supervisor
James Moriana
Foley Artist
John Pospisil
Sound Designer
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay
Sound Effects Editor
Victoria Sampson
ADR Editor
Curt Schulkey
Supervising ADR Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
Foley Editor
Gary L.G. Simpson
Sound Recordist
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David A. Whittaker
Sound Effects Editor
David Lewis Yewdall
Sound Effects Editor
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


William Aldridge
Pyrotechnician
Eric Algren
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Nick Allder
Special Effects Supervisor
Scott Nicholas Amendolare
Modeling
Jonathan Angell
Special Effects Technician
Remo Balcells
Sequence Supervisor
Bob Bromley
Special Effects Technician
Pascal Charpentier
Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Clancy
Special Effects Technician
Ralph Cooley
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Neil Corbould
Special Effects Supervisor
Sean C. Cunningham
Sequence Supervisor
Mykel Denis
Modeling
Sean Dever
Sequence Supervisor
Robert Diepenbrock
Modeling
Nick Dudman
Creature Design
Michael Dunleavy
Special Effects Technician
Paul Dunn
Special Effects Technician
Michael Durkan
Special Effects Technician
Nick Finlayson
Special Effects Technician
Ira Gilford
Visual Effects Art Director
Karen E. Goulekas
Digital Effects Supervisor
Kelly Granite
Visual Effects Compositor
Jason Greenblum
VFX Artist
Ron Gress
Visual Effects Art Director
Bryan Grill
Compositing Supervisor
Wayne John Haag
Matte Painter
Matthew Harlow
Special Effects Technician
John Hatt
Special Effects Technician
Cameron Henderson
Modeling
Kevin Herd
Special Effects Technician
Steve Hyde
Modeling
Bill Kent
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jane Kilkenny
Modeling
Joshua I. Kolden
Sequence Supervisor
Kelly L\'Estrange
VFX Production Coordinator
Terence Lathwell
Special Effects Technician
Christine Lo
Sequence Supervisor
Daniel J. Lombardo
Visual Effects Producer
 
Franklin Londin
Sequence Supervisor
Rob Malos
Special Effects Technician
Gray Marshall
Digital Compositors
Rodney J. McFall
Sequence Supervisor
Alan McFarland
Modeling
Ren Messer
Visual Effects Camera
Andrew Millstein
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Tony Moffett
Modeling
Thaine Morris
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Peter Netley
Special Effects Technician
Peter Notley
Special Effects Technician
Melvyn Pearson
Special Effects Technician
Brett Phillips
Modeling
Elia P. Popov
Pyrotechnician
Roy Quinn
Special Effects Technician
Flemming Rasmussen
Modeling
Daniel Robichaud
Animation Supervisor
Kittaya Robinson
Modeling
Christopher Roda
Sequence Supervisor
Jean-Paul Rovela
3D Coordinator
Shaun Rutter
Special Effects Technician
Steve Sanders
Modeling
John E. Sasaki
Digital Compositor
Doug Shemer
Modeling
\'Evil\' Ted Smith
Modeling
Keith St. Aubin
Modeling
Mark Stetson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Stokdyk
Sequence Supervisor
Timothy Stracey
Special Effects Technician
Jonathan F. Styrlund
VFX Production Coordinator
Tracy Takahashi
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jamie Thomas
Special Effects Technician
John La Valley
Modeling
Valentin Vassilev
Modeling
Anne Marie Walters
Special Effects Assistant
Brian Warner
Special Effects Technician
Tamara Watts Kent
Digital Effects Producer
Peter White
Special Effects Technician
Debra Wolff
Visual Effects Editor
 
 

Art Department:


Dominic Ackland-Snow
Carpenter
Simon Atherton
Armorer
Ray Barrett
Construction Coordinator
Judith Bell
Graphic Designer
Jon Billington
Draughtsman
Mark Bowey
Graphic Designer
Camille M. Bratkowski
Draughtsman
Nathalie Buck
Assistant Set Decoration
Nathalie Carles
Set Dressing Buyer
Humbert Chabuel
Conceptual Design
Pierre-Alain Chartier
Conceptual Design
Temple Clark
Storyboard Artist
Paul Couch
Standby Painter
Robert Dawson
Title Designer
Sylvain Despretz
Conceptual Design
Jack Dyer
Construction Buyer
Andrew Eio
Concept Artist
Frederic Evard
Assistant Art Director
Peter Francis
Draughtsman
Katie Gabriel
Art Department Coordinator
Patrice Garcia
Conceptual Design
Michel Gibrat
Conceptual Design
Hélène Giraud
Conceptual Design
Jean Giraud
Conceptual Design
Collin Grant
Storyboard Artist
Maggie Gray
Set Decoration
 
Richard Guille
Construction Foreman
James Hambidge
Set Designer
Sean Hargreaves
Conceptual Design
Shaune Harrison
Sculptor
Patricia Johnson
Draughtsman
Paul Kirby
Assistant Art Director
David Lusby
Set Buyer
Jean-Claude Mézières
Conceptual Design
Stephen Morahan
Draughtsman
Anna Pinnock
Set Decoration
Jacques Rey
Production Illustrator
Jacques Rey
Conceptual Design
Christian Scheurer
Concept Artist
Paul Stephenson
Propmaker
Roland Stevenson
Sculptor
Tully Summers
Production Illustrator
Kamel Tazit
Conceptual Design
Gary Tomkins
Assistant Art Director
Sue Whitaker
Draughtsman
Jamie White
Carpenter
Mark White
Painter
Barry Wilkinson
Property Master
Jamie Wilkinson
Dressing Prop
Lee Wilson
Storyboard Artist
David Wood
Draughtsman
 

Directing Crew:


Chris Carreras
First Assistant Director
Pascal Chaumeil
Second Unit
Pascal Chaumeil
Second Unit Director
Jamie Christopher
Assistant Director
Simon Downes
Third Assistant Director
Frédéric Garson
Second Assistant Director
Robert Grayson
Third Assistant Director
Didier Kwak
Assistant Director
 
Kelly L'Estrange
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Kelly L'Estrange
First Assistant Director
Cliff Lanning
Second Assistant Director
Franck Lebreton
Assistant Director
Camille Lipmann
Assistant Director
Aimée Peyronnet
Assistant Director
Kevin Westley
Second Assistant Director
Susan Inge Wood
Third Assistant Director
 
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


George Ball
Gaffer
Sarah Bartles-Smith
Camera Trainee
James Bloom
Clapper Loader
Sophie Bosquet
Assistant Camera
Bob Bridges
Video Assist Operator
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Ronald Carr
Grip
Joe Celeste
Key Grip
Tomislav Culina
Grip
Eric Alan Donaldson
Grip
Kevin Edland
Best Boy Electric
Jack English
Still Photographer
Pierre Garnier
Grip
Paul Gentry
Second Unit Director of Photography
Scott Graves
Best Boy Electric
John Higgins
Gaffer
Angus Hudson
Focus Puller
David Knudson
Grip
Ben Koeller
Video Assist Operator
Cindy Lagerstrom
Electrician
Ali Lakrouf
Second Assistant Camera
 
Chris Lewis
Electrician
Rupert Lloyd-Parry
Grip
Jean-Pierre Mas
Grip
Brian McEachen
Electrician
Jean-Paul Meurisse
Camera Operator
Kenny Monger
Rigging Gaffer
James G. Moriarty
Best Boy Grip
Chris Mortley
Lighting Technician
Terrance O'Connor
Grip
Eamonn O'Keeffe
First Assistant Camera
David O'Neil
Electrician
Justin Owen
Video Assist Operator
Matt Siess
Grip
Douglas L. Stratton
Electrician
Nick Tebbet
Second Unit Cinematographer
Brian Tilden
Electrician
Don Tomich
Electrician
William Tricarico
Grip
John Ward
Steadicam Operator
Gary A. Williams
Grip
Jamie Young
Grip
 
 

Casting Department:


Orla Maxwell
Casting Assistant
 
Mickie McGowan
ADR Voice Casting
 
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Graham Churchyard
Assistant Costume Designer
Joe Hobbs
Wardrobe Master
Yvonne Hobbs
Wardrobe Master
 
Josie Pledge
Costume Assistant
Martine Rapin
Key Costumer
Janet Tebrooke
Costume Supervisor
 
 

Other Crew:


Monsieur Figuras
Catering
Mia Frye
Choreographer
Pierre Garnier
Machinist
 
Dan John
Floor Runner
Paul Kite
Stand In
Jim Smith
Projection
 
 


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