Marvel One-Shot: Item 47

"The Avengers won the battle, but a few items were left behind."

2012 0h 12m EN

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★6.4TMDB · 652

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Synopsis

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Benny and Claire, a down-on-their-luck couple, find a discarded Chitauri weapon referred to as 'Item 47'.

“The Avengers won the battle, but a few items were left behind.”

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Cast

Lizzy Caplan
Claire Wise
Jesse Bradford
Bennie Pollack
Maximiliano Hernández
Agent Jasper Sitwell
Titus Welliver
Felix Blake

Credits

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Director: Louis D'Esposito
Writers: Eric Pearson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Louis D'Esposito, shot by Gabriel Beristain. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Lennertz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Breinholt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lizzy Caplan and Jesse Bradford and Maximiliano Hernández carry the top of the cast.

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AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "The Avengers won the battle, but a few items were left behind.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Louis D'Esposito directs. Gabriel Beristain behind the camera. Christopher Lennertz scores. John Breinholt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Louis D'Esposito, shot by Gabriel Beristain. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christopher Lennertz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Breinholt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lizzy Caplan and Jesse Bradford and Maximiliano Hernández carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Avengers won the battle, but a few items were left behind.".
9IMDB entry: tt2247732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gabriel Beristain
Original score: Christopher Lennertz
Editing: John Breinholt
VFX supervisor: Alessandro Cioffi
Runtime: 12 min · 0h 12m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Marvel One-Shot: Item 47 (2012)

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Gimly2018-06-05
★ 7/10
Item 47 is probably the most complete Marvel One-Shot as a stand-alone entity, unfortunate that it never payed off in the MCU at large in the way that you might hope. Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.
heliosyne2021-12-29
Complete enough to be a short film all on its own, we get a humourous, if mildly gritty, glimpse of what the events of Avengers Assemble left for S.H.I.E.L.D. to clean up. Found as a bonus feature on that movie's disc, and among the collected One-Shots on the bonus disc in the Phase 1 box set.

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