Saw V is a 2008 Canadian-American horror film directed by David Hackl and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor and Scott Patterson. The film, the fifth installment in the Saw franchise, was released on October 24 in North America. David Hackl, who served as the production designer of Saw II, III, and IV, and second-unit director for Saw III and IV made his directorial debut with Saw V. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the writers of the previous film, returned to write the film. Charlie Clouser, who provided the score for all previous Saw films,... also returned to compose the score for the film. Saw creators, James Wan and Leigh Whannell served as executive producers. The film focuses primarily on the events that led up to Detective Mark Hoffman becoming an apprentice of the Jigsaw Killer, as well as his efforts to prevent anyone else from learning his secret. Seth Baxter , a convicted murderer, awakens chained to a table beneath a pendulum blade.
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| Release date: | October 23, 2008 |
| Directed by: | David Hackl |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman |
| Editor: | Kevin Greutert |
| Music by: | Charlie Clouser |
| Cinematography: | David A. Armstrong |
| Screenplay by: | Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton |
| Estimated budget: | $10,800,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller |