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The Book of Eli

Movie (2010)

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

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

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Released: Jan 15th, 2010
Budget: $80,000,000.00
Revenue: $152,586,125.00

The Book of Eli Main Cast

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Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
plays Eli
Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
plays Carnegie
Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis
plays Solara
Ray Stevenson
Ray Stevenson
plays Redridge
Jennifer Beals
Jennifer Beals
plays Claudia
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Movie Trivia/Goofs

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  • The reason the cannibals' hands shake is because they suffer from Kuru disease. a form of Kreutzfeld Jakob Disease caused by eating human flesh. This is known to cause the limbs to shake, which is why people check Eli's hands throughout the movie.
  • For the movie Denzel Washington studied martial arts under Bruce Lee's protégé Dan Inosanto.
  • Movie Goof (factual errors): SPOILER: A Braille Bible would be larger than a standard Bible, and would be printed in multiple volumes.
  • Movie Goof (continuity error): SPOILER: In the final scene between Carnegie and Claudia, Gary Oldman's forehead goes from grimy to clean to grimy again between shots.
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