The Fifth Element (1997)
Set in 23rd-century New York City, The Fifth Element stars Bruce Willis as Korben Dallas, an ex-army major turned cab driver who unwittingly becomes part of a fight to protect Earth from an approaching evil after a strange woman named Leeloo accidentally falls into his cab. Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, and Chris Tucker also star.
The Fifth Element
- Director
- Luc Besson
- Release Date
- May 9, 1997
- Studio(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- Cast
- Gary Oldman , Bruce Willis , Ian Holm , Milla Jovovich , Chris Tucker
- Writers
- Robert Mark Kamen , Luc Besson
- Runtime
- 126 minutes
- Budget
- $93 million
Summary
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
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