The Spirit is a 2008 American superhero noir film, written and directed by Frank Miller and starring Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Paz Vega, Jaime King, Scarlett Johansson, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film is based on the newspaper comic strip The Spirit by Will Eisner. OddLot and Lionsgate produced the film. The Spirit was released in the United States on December 25, 2008, and on DVD and Blu-ray on April 14, 2009. Despite being a commercial and critical failure in theatres, the film found more success on DVD and Blu-ray. In a cat-filled mausoleum in Central City,... Denny Colt , also known as The Spirit, receives a call from Detective Sussman about a major case that could involve the Spirit's arch-nemesis, The Octopus . The Spirit dons his costume and travels across rooftops while delivering a voice-over soliloquy about the city being his one true love. A woman is being mugged in an alley below. He manages to save her, receiving a knife wound that he barely seems to notice.
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| Release date: | December 25, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Frank Miller |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Michael Uslan, Deborah Del Prete, Gigi Pritzker |
| Editor: | Gregory Nussbaum |
| Music by: | David Newman |
| Cinematography: | Bill Pope |
| Screenplay by: | Frank Miller |
| Adapted from: | The Spirit |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy |