The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element (French: Le Cinquième Élément) is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action movie directed and co-written by Luc Besson. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, and Milla Jovovich.

The Fifth Element
French	Le Cinquième Élément
Directed by	Luc Besson
Screenplay by	Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen
Story by	Luc Besson
Produced by	Patrice Ledoux
Starring	Bruce Willis Gary Oldman Ian Holm Chris Tucker Milla Jovovich
Cinematography	Thierry Arbogast
Edited by	Sylvie Landra
Music by	Éric Serra
Production company	Gaumont
Distributed by	Gaumont Buena Vista International[1]
Release date	7 May 1997 (1997-05-07)
Running time	126 minutes[2]
Country	France
Language	English
Budget	$90 million[3][4][a]
Box office	$263.9 million[5]

The Fifth Element received mainly positive reviews.

Notes

1. Conflicting sources stated the film's budget to be various figures between $50 million and $100 million, however, $90 million is the most frequently cited figure, and is also the figure cited by Besson in his book, The Story of The Fifth Element.