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Director:
Michael Vejar
Writers:
J. Michael Straczynski (creator)
J. Michael Straczynski (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 January 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
The background for the TV series, "Babylon 5," including the Earth-Minbari war, as told by Londo Mollari. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
User Comments:
Wow, it doesn't get any better than this. more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Babylon 5: Last of the Fallen (USA) (working title)
In the Beginning
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Runtime:
USA:94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The backstory on the Centauri woman is that her name is Senna. She is Emperor Mollari's ward. Her father was Lord Refa, whom Mollari had killed. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the "ambush" scene, a Star Fury and a Dreadnaught suddenly disappear as the jump point opens on a heavy cruiser more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Delenn: It is said that in every age, there is one singular event that forever changes the world around us. A nexus, if you will.
G'Kar: It is said that the future is always born in pain. The history of war is the history of pain. If we are wise what is born of that pain matures into the promise of a better world. Because we learn that we can no longer afford the mistakes of the past.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#22.5)" (1999) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Wow, it doesn't get any better than this., 1 July 2008
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Author: savagesteve13 from Tulsa, OK

This B5 movie was AMAZING. It fit together all the complex plot lines of the series, answered many questions, and still left open some uncertainties. It does have some cute kids which usually kills a movie, but they are not plot devices but instead a way to segue to more important things. If you kept up with the entire series, by the end of the movie you know exactly where the movie is chronologically, and you know the tragedy that is about to unfold. Thankfully the movie doesn't cover it, because as the emperor of Centauri said, "That is another story, for another time". Great acting by everyone.

An interesting tidbit about one of the alternate language tracks is if you turn on the German language dubbing, Reiner Schone, who plays Dukhat does his own dubbing because he's from Germany.

This is a must-have movie for a B5 fan, Its the best of the bunch.

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