<P> Eventually, Eli and Solara investigate an isolated house . They fall into a trap, but manage to allay the suspicions of the residents, George (Michael Gambon) and Martha (Frances de la Tour), who invite them in for tea . When Eli realizes that the couple are cannibals, they attempt to leave just as Carnegie and his henchmen arrive . In the ensuing shootout, George, Martha and many of Carnegie's men are killed . While Eli and Solara are captured, Carnegie threatens to kill Solara unless Eli surrenders the Bible . With the Bible now in his possession, Carnegie shoots Eli, leaving him for dead . Solara escapes and drives back to help Eli . Rather than chase her, Carnegie returns to the town, since his sole remaining vehicle is running low on fuel . Solara finds Eli, and they drive until they reach the Golden Gate Bridge, and then row to Alcatraz Island, where they find a group intent on preserving what they can of literature and music . Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the King James Version of the Bible . Once inside, Eli, revealed to be blind, begins to dictate the Bible from memory to Lombardi (Malcolm McDowell), the leader of the group . </P> <P> Meanwhile, back in the town, the Engineer opens the locked Bible where Carnegie discovers, to his dismay, that it is in Braille, and orders Claudia to read it to him . She pretends that she cannot remember how to read it, telling Carnegie his leg wound has become infected and his men have begun to run amok . At the sanctuary, Eli has died, but not before he finished reciting the entire book . The printing press at Alcatraz begins producing copies of the Bible, and Lombardi places one on a bookshelf between the Torah and Tanakh on one side and the Quran on the other . Solara, though offered sanctuary, chooses to return home, taking with her Eli's sword and other possessions . </P> <Ul> <Li> Denzel Washington as Eli </Li> <Li> Gary Oldman as Carnegie </Li> <Li> Mila Kunis as Solara </Li> <Li> Ray Stevenson as Redridge </Li> <Li> Jennifer Beals as Claudia </Li> <Li> Evan Jones as Martz </Li> <Li> Joe Pingue as Hoyt </Li> <Li> Frances de la Tour as Martha </Li> <Li> Michael Gambon as George </Li> <Li> Tom Waits as Engineer </Li> <Li> Chris Browning as Hijack Leader </Li> <Li> Malcolm McDowell as Lombardi (uncredited) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Denzel Washington as Eli </Li>

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