The Book of Eli

Name: The Book of Eli
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2010-01-14
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals

Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.

The Book of Eli (2010)

Timing: 1:58 (118 min)

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Release date

2010-01-14

Country

United States

Production

Silver Pictures, Alcon Entertainment

Genre

Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Budget

$80 000 000

Revenue

$157 107 755

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Director

Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes

Actors

Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Michael Gambon, Tom Waits, Frances de la Tour, Evan Jones, Joe Pingue
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Scenario

Gary Whitta

Producer

David Valdes, Joel Silver, Denzel Washington, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Susan Downey, Steve Richards, Erik Olsen

Operator

Don Burgess

Composer

Atticus Ross

Artist

Gae S. Buckley, Geoff Hubbard, Elizabeth Flaherty

Audition

Mindy Marin, Jo Edna Boldin

Editing

Cindy Mollo
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Short description

In a future where society has collapsed, a lone wanderer named Eli travels across a desolate American landscape. He fights for survival against violent gangs in a world of ruins and deserts. Eli carries a sacred book that he believes is essential for the future of humanity, making it a target for others. While passing through a settlement in former California, he encounters a tyrant named Carnegie who desires the book for himself. Along the way, Eli forms a connection with a woman named Solara, leading him to take risks to protect her.

The film was directed by Albert and Allen Hughes. For Albert Hughes, this project followed three previous films, while for Allen Hughes, it followed four. The cast features Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, and Michael Gambon. Produced by David Valdes, Joel Silver, and Denzel Washington with a screenplay by Gary Whitta, the production had a budget of 80 million USD. It earned 157 million USD at the worldwide box office, nearly doubling its cost. On TMDB, the movie holds a rating of 6.8/10 based on 6,901 votes. This audience score is higher than the film critics' rating of 5.5/10 from 210 reviews.

What's left behind the scenes

During the scene of Ilay's arrest and imprisonment on Carnegie's orders, a poster for the film "A Boy and His Dog" (1974) can be seen on the wall.
The cannibals' hands tremble because they suffer from kuru (a rare neurodegenerative prion disease, a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) transmitted from person to person through cannibalism. Trembling hands are the first symptom, which is why those around Ilay watch his hands throughout the film.