Against an army of Immortals, one warrior must draw first blood.
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.
Cast
Wesley Snipes
Blade
Stephen Dorff
Deacon Frost
Kris Kristofferson
Whistler
N'Bushe Wright
Karen
Donal Logue
Quinn
Udo Kier
Dragonetti
Arly Jover
Mercury
Traci Lords
Racquel
Kevin Patrick Walls
Krieger
Tim Guinee
Curtis Webb
Sanaa Lathan
Vanessa
Eric Edwards
Pearl
Donna Wong
Nurse
Carmen Thomas
Senior Resident
Shannon Lee
Resident
Kenny Johnson
Heatseeking Dennis
Clint Curtis
Creepy Morgue Guy
Judson Scott
Pallantine
Sidney S. Liufau
Japanese Doorman
Keith Leon Williams
Kam
Andray Johnson
Paramedic
Stephen R. Peluso
Paramedic
Marcus Aurelius
Pragmatic Policeman
John Enos III
Blood Club Bouncer
Eboni 'Chrystal' Adams
Martial Arts Kid
Lyle Conway
Reichardt
Freeman White
Menacing Stud
D.V. DeVincentis
Vampire Underling
Marcus Salgado
Frost's Goon
Esau McKnight
Frost's Goon
Erl Van Douglas
Von Esper
Matt Schulze
Crease
Lennox Brown
Pleading Goon
Yvette Ocampo
Party Girl
Irena Stepić
Slavic Vampire Lord
Jenya Lano
Russian Woman
Levan Uchaneishvili
Russian Vampire
Chris Casamassa
Vampire (uncredited)
Ron Cobert
Vampire (uncredited)
Laura Cordova
Vampire (uncredited)
Nikki DiSanto
Vampire Victim (uncredited)
Ryan Glorioso
Blood Bath Vampire (uncredited)
Al Goto
Henchman (uncredited)
Mark Heenehan
Club Patron (uncredited)
Steven Ho
Frost's Goon (uncredited)
Jeff Imada
Henchman (uncredited)
Diana Lee Inosanto
Blood Bath Vampire (uncredited)
Steven D. Ito
Henchman (uncredited)
Elliott James
Blood Club (uncredited)
Ted King
Vampire at Rave (uncredited)
Henry Kingi
Bartender (uncredited)
Will Leong
Henchman (uncredited)
David Matthiessen
Vampire (uncredited)
Stephen Norrington
Vampire (uncredited)
Gerald Okamura
Vampire (uncredited)
Frankie Ray
Vampire Lord (uncredited)
Simon Rhee
Henchman (uncredited)
Michael Stumpf
Sword Thrower (uncredited)
Jen Taylor
Vampire (uncredited)
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- Release Date 08/21/1998
- Language English
- Director Stephen Norrington
- Writer David S. Goyer
- Editor Paul Rubell
- Cinematographer Theo van de Sande
- Producers Robert Engelman, Peter Frankfurt, Wesley Snipes
- Companies New Line Cinema, Amen Ra Films, Imaginary Forces
- Budget $45,000,000
- Homepage www.warnerbros.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Aug 19, 1998 | Premiere | R |
| Canada | Aug 21, 1998 | Theatrical | 18A |
| Romania | Aug 21, 1998 | Premiere | 18 |
| United States | Aug 21, 1998 | Theatrical | R |
| SG | Sep 10, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| Australia | Oct 8, 1998 | Theatrical | MA15+ |
| Spain | Oct 9, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| BE | Oct 28, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| PH | Oct 28, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| Netherlands | Oct 29, 1998 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Brazil | Oct 30, 1998 | Theatrical | 14 |
| DK | Oct 30, 1998 | Theatrical | 15 |
| FI | Nov 1, 1998 | Premiere (Night Visions Film Festival) | K-18 |
| SE | Nov 6, 1998 | Premiere (Stockholm International Film Festival) | 15 |
| South Korea | Nov 7, 1998 | Theatrical | 19 |
| NZ | Nov 12, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| IE | Nov 13, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United Kingdom | Nov 13, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| France | Nov 18, 1998 | Theatrical | 12 |
| IS | Nov 20, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| KW | Nov 25, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Dec 3, 1998 | Theatrical | 18 |
| AT | Dec 4, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| AR | Dec 10, 1998 | Theatrical | — |
| PT | Dec 11, 1998 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| Russia | Jan 8, 1999 | Theatrical | 16+ |
| HU | Jan 21, 1999 | Theatrical | 18 |
| SK | Jan 28, 1999 | Theatrical | — |
| Poland | Jan 29, 1999 | Theatrical | 18 |
| CZ | Feb 4, 1999 | Theatrical | 12+ |
| NO | Feb 5, 1999 | Theatrical | 18 |
| GR | Feb 12, 1999 | Theatrical | 16 |
| SE | Feb 12, 1999 | Theatrical | 15 |
| TR | Feb 12, 1999 | Theatrical | — |
| ID | Feb 13, 1999 | Theatrical (Jakarta) | — |
| CH | Feb 19, 1999 | Theatrical | 18 |
| EE | Feb 26, 1999 | Theatrical | — |
| FI | Feb 26, 1999 | Theatrical | K-18 |
| Japan | May 22, 1999 | Theatrical | PG-12 |
| United States | Aug 16, 1999 | Physical (VHS) | R |
| SE | Sep 15, 1999 | Physical (DVD) | 15 |
| Italy | Jan 7, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| Netherlands | May 8, 2003 | TV (RTL 5) | 12 |
| United States | Dec 23, 2003 | Physical (DVD) | R |
| United States | Jun 19, 2012 | Physical (Blu-ray) | R |
| Netherlands | Aug 15, 2012 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 12 |
| Netherlands | Dec 1, 2014 | Physical (DVD) | 12 |
| IL | Oct 1, 2022 | Digital (Netflix) | 16+ |
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