Country
France
Date
May 07, 1997
Certification
TP
Note
Cannes Film Festival
There is no future without it.
2h 6min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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) |
Genres
Science FictionActionAdventure
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Le Cinquième Élément |
| Lingua originale | FR |
| Lingue parlate | English, svenska, Deutsch |
| Paesi di produzione | France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Gaumont |
| Sito ufficiale | sonypictures.com |
| Data di uscita | 2 maggio 1997 |
| Producer | Patrice Ledoux, John A. Amicarella, Iain Smith |
| Writer | Robert Mark Kamen, Luc Besson |
| Casting | Lucinda Syson, Francine Maisler |
| Editors | Sylvie Landra, Simon Cozens, Yann Hervé, Donald Likovich, Bob Putynkowski, Florrie Laurence, Margo Bowie, Bradley Souber, Paul Parsons, Mo Henry, Stephen Sobisky |
| Cinematography | |
| Asst. Directors | Jamie Christopher, Chris Carreras, Franck Lebreton, Frédéric Garson, Robert Grayson, Kelly L'Estrange, Susan Inge Wood, Simon Downes, Aimée Peyronnet, Kevin Westley, Didier Kwak, Camille Lipmann, Cliff Lanning, Luc Besson, Jean Bourne, Sue Field, Pascal Chaumeil |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
Brazil
Date
May 16, 1997
Certification
12
Country
Israel
Date
Jul 10, 1997
Note
Jerusalem Film Festival (opening film)
Country
China
Date
Apr 17, 2015
Note
Beijing International Film Festival
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Country
Iceland
Date
Sep 29, 2018
Note
Reyjkavik International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Country
Argentina
Date
May 02, 1997
Certification
PG
Country
France
Date
May 07, 1997
Certification
TP
Country
Belgium
Date
May 08, 1997
Certification
AL
Country
Switzerland
Date
May 08, 1997
Certification
16
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Country
Canada
Date
May 09, 1997
Country
Luxembourg
Date
May 09, 1997
Certification
A
Country
United States
Date
May 09, 1997
Certification
PG-13
Country
New Zealand
Date
May 14, 1997
Country
Australia
Date
May 15, 1997
Certification
PG
Country
Singapore
Date
May 15, 1997
Country
Panama
Date
May 16, 1997
Country
Hong Kong
Date
May 22, 1997
Country
Brazil
Date
May 23, 1997
Country
Mexico
Date
May 23, 1997
Certification
B
Country
Netherlands
Date
May 29, 1997
Certification
6
Country
Spain
Date
May 30, 1997
Certification
7
Country
Uruguay
Date
May 30, 1997
Country
Finland
Date
Jun 06, 1997
Certification
K-12
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jun 06, 1997
Certification
PG
Country
Iceland
Date
Jun 13, 1997
Country
Ireland
Date
Jun 13, 1997
Certification
12
Country
Kuwait
Date
Jul 02, 1997
Country
Philippines
Date
Jul 09, 1997
Country
Israel
Date
Jul 10, 1997
Country
South Korea
Date
Jul 17, 1997
Certification
15
Country
Denmark
Date
Aug 01, 1997
Certification
11
Country
Norway
Date
Aug 08, 1997
Certification
12
Country
India
Date
Aug 19, 1997
Country
Sweden
Date
Aug 22, 1997
Certification
11
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 28, 1997
Certification
12
Country
Portugal
Date
Aug 29, 1997
Certification
M/12
Country
Czechia
Date
Sep 11, 1997
Certification
12+
Country
Japan
Date
Sep 13, 1997
Country
Slovenia
Date
Sep 25, 1997
Country
Russia
Date
Sep 27, 1997
Certification
16+
Country
Ukraine
Date
Sep 27, 1997
Certification
PG-13
Country
Serbia
Date
Oct 01, 1997
Note
Belgrade
Country
Slovakia
Date
Oct 09, 1997
Country
Türkiye
Date
Oct 10, 1997
Country
Hungary
Date
Oct 16, 1997
Country
Poland
Date
Oct 17, 1997
Country
Greece
Date
Oct 30, 1997
Certification
13
Country
Italy
Date
Oct 30, 1997
Certification
T
Country
Romania
Date
Jan 02, 1998
Country
Estonia
Date
Jan 09, 1998
Country
Lithuania
Date
Feb 20, 1998
Country
Taiwan
Date
Jun 16, 2017
Note
4K restored version
Digital
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jan 31, 2020
Certification
12
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
Nov 25, 1997
Certification
PG-13
Note
DVD
Country
Sweden
Date
Jan 14, 1998
Certification
11
Note
VHS
Country
Russia
Date
Mar 01, 1998
Note
DVD
Country
France
Date
Apr 08, 1998
Note
DVD
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Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 15, 2010
Certification
6
Note
Blu ray
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
Aug 24, 2020
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 13, 1998
Certification
14
Note
Columbia
Country
Netherlands
Date
Aug 15, 2005
Certification
6
Note
Talpa
Country
France
Date
Dec 14, 2025
Note
Canal+ Grand Écran
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