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title: 'Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luc Besson'
released: '2017-07-20'
runtime_minutes: 137
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Arab Emirates'
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2239822/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

2017 · PG-13 · 137 min · Action, Science Fiction, Adventure · United Arab Emirates, People's Republic of China, Germany, France, Belgium, United States

Original title: Valerian and The City of A Thousand Planets

## Synopsis

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a 2017 space opera film written and directed by Luc Besson, and produced by his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. It is based on the French science fiction comics series Valérian and Laureline, written by Pierre Christin, illustrated by Jean-Claude Mézières, and published by Dargaud. It stars Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne as Valerian and Laureline, respectively, with Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu and Rutger Hauer in supporting roles. Besson independently financed and personally funded the film. With a production budget of around $180 million, it is both the most expensive European and the most expensive independent film ever made. The film is a large international co-production between France, the United States, China, Germany, Belgium, and the United Arab Emirates.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luc Besson](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-besson)
- **Screenplay:** [Luc Besson](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-besson)
- **Producer:** [Luc Besson](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-besson), [Virginie Silla](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginie-silla)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thierry Arbogast](https://cinepixo.com/people/thierry-arbogast)
- **Editor:** [Julien Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-rey)

## Cast

- [Dane DeHaan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dane-dehaan) as Valerian
- [Rihanna](https://cinepixo.com/people/rihanna) as Bubble
- [Clive Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-owen) as Arün Filitt
- [Ethan Hawke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-hawke) as Jolly the Pimp
- [Rutger Hauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rutger-hauer) as President of the World State Federation
- [Cara Delevingne](https://cinepixo.com/people/cara-delevingne) as Laureline
- [Herbie Hancock](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbie-hancock) as Defence Minister
- [Sam Spruell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-spruell)
- [Kris Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-wu) as Sergeant Neza

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Official site: http://www.valerianmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets-2017
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