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The Book of Eli (2010) -- A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
The Book of Eli (2010) -- A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
The Book of Eli (2010) -- Trailer for this thriller about a much sought after book
The Book of Eli (2010) -- Trailer for this apocalyptic film starring Denzel Washington
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Overview

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Writer (WGA):
Gary Whitta (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 January 2010 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama | Western more
Tagline:
Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.
Plot:
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(172 articles)
‘The Book of Eli’ Movie Releases New Intense, Action Filled 2nd TV Spot
 (From OnTheFlix. 20 December 2009, 1:25 PM, PST)
The Notable Films of 2010: Part Four
 (From Dark Horizons. 19 December 2009, 11:50 PM, PST)

Cast

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Mila Kunis ... Solara

Denzel Washington ... Eli

Gary Oldman ... Carnegie

Michael Gambon ... George

Malcolm McDowell ... Lombardi

Tom Waits ... Engineer

Jennifer Beals ... Claudia

Ray Stevenson ... Redridge

Lateef Crowder ... Highjacker #3
Frances de la Tour ... Martha

Chris Browning ... Hijacker Leader

Lora Cunningham ... Young Woman Hijacker (as Lora Martinez-Cunningham)
Evan Jones

Don Tai ... Hijacker #2

Joe Pingue ... Hoyt

Scott Michael Morgan ... Construction Hijacker

Luis Bordonada ... Rico
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Книга Илая (Russia) [ru]
Knjiga odresitve (Slovenia) [sl]
O eklektos (Greece) [el]
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MPAA:
Rated R for some brutal violence and language.
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45686)
Filming Locations:
Albuquerque Studios - 5650 University Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA more
Company:
Alcon Entertainment more

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Trivia:
Denzel Washington performed all of his own stunts for the hand to hand fight sequences. more

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this is religious movie km64146
Denzel, Oldman and Kunis. Anyone else agree this movie looks AWESOME! jlt86
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300 Meets I Am Legend luke5119
Denzel? josh_franx
I saw a screening of this movie last month i_screaminternet
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