The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element is a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, as well as co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, 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 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 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 five thousand 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".
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
- Tricky
- Vincenzo Pellegrino