The Fifth Element 1997

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 121 min

genre: action

theme: extraterrestrial life

director: Luc Besson

Score: 8 / 10

The Fifth Element is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, and co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, and Chris Tucker. Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves the survival of planet Earth, which becomes the responsibility of Korben Dallas (Willis), a taxi driver and former special forces major, after a young woman named Leeloo (Jovovich) falls into his cab. To accomplish this, Dallas joins forces with her to recover four mystical stones essential for the defence of Earth against the impending attack of a malevolent cosmic entity.

Plot

In 1914, aliens known as Mondoshawans meet their contact on Earth, a priest of a secret order, at an ancient Egyptian temple. They take the only weapon capable of defeating a great evil that appears every 5000 years, promising to protect it and return it before the great evil's re-emergence. The weapon consists of the four classical elements, as four engraved stones, plus a sarcophagus containing a "fifth element".

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author	Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen
award	BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects César Award for Best Cinematography César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Production Design
contentLocation	New York City
director	Luc Besson
editor	Sylvie Landra
events	extraterrestrial life global catastrophic risk
genre	action adventure fantasy science fiction
keywords	23rd century ambush ancient egypt classical element deep space dying man federate fly flying car flying taxicab kill learn opera singer sarcophagus severed hand special forces their way time bomb traumatize
musicBy	Éric Serra
nomination	Academy Award for Best Sound Editing BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects César Award for Best Cinematography César Award for Best Costume Design César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Editing César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Music Written for a Film César Award for Best Production Design César Award for Best Sound European Film Award for Best Film Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects Saturn Award for Best Costume
producer	Patrice Ledoux
productionCompany	Gaumont Film Company
publisher	Ciné-Ressources Gaumont Buena Vista International
recordedAt	Iceland London Pinewood Studios
theme	extraterrestrial life science fantasy science fiction action