---
title: 'Blade (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Norrington'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/blade-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120611/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Blade (1998)

1998 · R · 120 min · Fantasy, Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Crime · United States

Part of: Blade

## Synopsis

Blade is a 1998 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character. The first installment in the Blade franchise, it was directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer. Wesley Snipes stars as Blade, a human with vampire strengths but not their weaknesses, who battles other vampires. The supporting cast includes Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson and N'Bushe Wright.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Wesley Snipes](https://cinepixo.com/people/wesley-snipes), [Avi Arad](https://cinepixo.com/people/avi-arad)
- **Director:** [Stephen Norrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-norrington)
- **Screenplay:** [David S. Goyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-s-goyer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Isham](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-isham)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theo van de Sande](https://cinepixo.com/people/theo-van-de-sande)
- **Editor:** [Paul Rubell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-rubell)

## Cast

- [Levan Uchaneishvili](https://cinepixo.com/people/levan-uchaneishvili)
- [Kris Kristofferson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-kristofferson) as Abraham Whistler
- [N'Bushe Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/n-bushe-wright)
- [Matt Schulze](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-schulze)
- [Jenya Lano](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenya-lano)
- [Tim Guinee](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-guinee)
- [Ted King](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-king)
- [Eric Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-edwards-2)
- [Donal Logue](https://cinepixo.com/people/donal-logue)
- [Traci Lords](https://cinepixo.com/people/traci-lords)
- [Sanaa Lathan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sanaa-lathan)
- [Kenny Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenny-johnson)
- [Andray Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/andray-johnson)
- [John Enos III](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-enos-iii)
- [Shannon Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/shannon-lee)

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