The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film directed and co-written by Luc Besson. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, and Milla Jovovich. 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 taxicab driver and former special forces major, after a young woman (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 human contact, a priest of a secret order, at an ancient Egyptian temple. They take, for safekeeping, the only weapon capable of defeating a great evil, which appears every 5,000years. They promise to return the weapon before the great evil's re-emergence. The weapon consists of the four classical elements, as four engraved "stones", plus a "fifth element" in a sarcophagus.
Awards
Cast
- Al Matthews
- Alan Ruscoe
- Anthony Chinn
- Brion James
- Bruce Willis
- Charlie Creed-Miles
- Chris Tucker
- Christopher Adamson
- Christopher Fairbank
- David Kennedy
- Ève Salvail
- Frank Senger
- Gary Oldman
- Gin Clarke
- Ian Holm
- Indra Ové
- Ivan Heng
- Jason Salkey
- Jerome Blake
- John Bennett
- John Bluthal
- John Hughes
- John Neville
- John Sharian
- Julie T. Wallace
- Kamay Lau
- Kim Chan
- Lee Evans
- Lenny McLean
- Luke Perry
- Mac McDonald
- Maïwenn
- Marie Guillard
- Mathieu Kassovitz
- Mia Frye
- Michael Culkin
- Milla Jovovich
- Nicole Merry
- Richard Ashton
- Richard Leaf
- Sam Douglas
- Shaun Davis
- Sibyl Buck
- Sonny Caldinez
- Stacey McKenzie
- Tim McMullan
- Tom Lister, Jr.
- Tricky
- Vincenzo Pellegrino