Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight

2002 1h 30m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 114

Science FictionAdventureAction

Synopsis

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After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest city on record and a clue to a dangerous ancient race.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dylan Neal
David Martell
Andreas Katsulas
Citizen G'Kar
Alex Zahara
Dulann
Myriam Sirois
Sarah Cantrell
Dean Marshall
Malcolm Bridges
Enid-Raye Adams
Firell
Warren Takeuchi
Kitaro Sasaki
Jennie Rebecca Hogan
Na'Feel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Vejar
Writers: J. Michael Straczynski
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Babylon 5 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Vejar, shot by Henry Chan. 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 Franke. 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 Stein Myhrstad 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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Dylan Neal and Andreas Katsulas and Alex Zahara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0280453 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Vejar directs. Henry Chan behind the camera. Christopher Franke scores. Stein Myhrstad cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Part of the "Babylon 5 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Michael Vejar, shot by Henry Chan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christopher Franke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Stein Myhrstad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dylan Neal and Andreas Katsulas and Alex Zahara carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0280453 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Henry Chan
Original score: Christopher Franke
Editing: Stein Myhrstad
Production design: Stephen Geaghan
Costume design: Crystine Booth
Makeup / hair: Pauline L. Tremblay
VFX supervisor: Mark Savela
Sound: Paul Sharpe
Stunt coordinator: Scott J. Ateah
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)

Part of

Babylon 5 Collection

It was the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. The Babylon Project was a dream given form. Its goal: to prevent another war by creating a place where Humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It's a port of call – home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers. Humans and aliens wrapped in two million, five-hundred thousand tons of spinning metal, all alone in the night. It can be a dangerous place, but it's our last best hope for peace. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5.