The Spirit (2008 film)
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The Spirit is a 2008 American neo-noir superhero film written and directed by Frank Miller and starring Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Paz Vega, Scarlett Johansson, and Samuel L. Jackson. Based on the newspaper comic strip The Spirit, by Will Eisner, and produced by OddLot and Lionsgate Films,[4] it tells the story of a ghost-like superhero who defends Central City from the Octopus who competes with the superhero's childhood friend Sand Saref for the Blood of Heracles in order to become immortal.
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Directed by | Frank Miller |
Screenplay by | Frank Miller |
Based on | The Spirit by Will Eisner |
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Cinematography | Bill Pope |
Edited by | Gregory Nussbaum |
Music by | David Newman |
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Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $60 million[2] |
Box office | $39 million[3] |
The film was released theatrically in the United States on December 25, 2008, to negative reviews and was a commercial failure. It was later released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 14, 2009.