The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli is a 2010 American post-apocalyptic neo-Western action film directed by the Hughes Brothers. It stars Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, the late Ray Stevenson, and Jennifer Beals. Included with copies of the film is the first chapter of a two-part motion-graphic comic set before the apocalypse called The Book of Eli: The Lost Tales.

Eli walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west along the Highway of Death on a mission he doesn't fully understand but knows he must complete. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Or in the wrong hands, the hammer of a despot.

Victims[]

During the Film[]

Unnamed Man - Presumably killed by Eli off-screen, body shown.
Cat - Shot by Eli with his bow and arrow, later cooked and eaten.
Unnamed Person - Died in the nuclear holocaust before the film, skeleton shown.
Unnamed Man - Committed suicide by hanging off-screen, body shown.
Five Unnamed Male Hijackers - Stabbed and slashed by Eli with his machete sword.
Unnamed Male Hijacker Leader - Stabbed by Eli with his machete sword.
Mike - Shot by a biker gang member with a shotgun.
Mike's Unnamed Girlfriend - Killed by biker gang members off-screen, body shown.
Martz - Head bashed into the bar counter by Eli. (Debatable)
15 of Carnegie's Men - Killed in various ways by Eli in a bar fight.
One of Carnegie's Women - Killed by Eli in a bar fight.
One of Carnegie's Men - Shot in the head by Redridge with a pistol for failing to prevent Eli's escape.
Seven of Carnegie's Men - Shot by Eli with his pistol.
One of Carnegie's Men - Shot by Eli with his shotgun.
Unnamed Male Rapist - Shot through the crotch by Eli with his bow and arrow.
Unnamed Male Rapist - Shot through the head by Eli with his bow and arrow.
Bird - Shot by Eli with his bow and arrow.
20 Unnamed People - Killed and eaten by George and Martha off-screen, graves shown. Shared kills.
One of Carnegie's Men - Blown up with a timed bomb thrown by Eli.
One of Carnegie's Men - Blown up with a grenade thrown by Eli.
Martha - Shot by Redridge with an RPG.
Two of Carnegie's Men - Shot by George with an assault rifle.
George - Gunned down by Carnegie's men with a mounted turret.
One of Carnegie's Men - Killed when Solara crashed their car.
Two of Carnegie's Men - Blown up with a grenade thrown by Solara.
Redridge - Died of his injuries after being stabbed in the chest by the machete sword when Solara crashed their car. Proxy kill for Solara.
One of Carnegie's Men - Killed by the people in Carnegie's town off-screen, body shown.
Eli - Eventually died of his injuries off-screen after being shot in the torso by Carnegie, grave shown.
- Total - 73

After the Film[]

Bill Carnegie - Died from an infection in the bullet wound in his leg. Proxy kill for Eli. (Debatable)
- Total - 1

Deaths[]

Total - 74
- 72 Humans
  - 48 Men
  - 21 Victims of Unknown Gender
  - 3 Women
- 2 Animals
  - 1 Cat
  - 1 Bird

Kill Counts[]

Eli - 39 (Deceased)
George - 22 (Deceased)
Martha - 20 (Deceased)
Solara - 4 (Alive)
Redridge - 2 (Deceased)
Bill Carnegie - 1 (Deceased)

Notes[]

An unknown number of people died in the nuclear holocaust that occurred 30 years before the film's events.
It's difficult to count how many deaths happened during the bar fight, though many are obvious, especially the decapitations and torso stabs. It's possible some of the counted victims were not actually killed.
George and Martha had a graveyard behind their house where they buried the people they killed, and the number is based on how many graves can be seen, though it's possible they killed more. All of their kills are attributed to both of them, though it's likely they were all killed by George due to his large collection of traps and weapons.
In the deleted/alternate scenes, there are more deaths:
- In the first deleted scene, Eli walks past a bus with at least five skeletons in it.
- In the final deleted scene, it appears that Carnegie finally dies from his infection, though it's not confirmed.