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1.2 International Releases. 2 Supplements. 2.1 1986 VHS. 2.2 1996 Laserdisc - Director's Cut/10th Anniversary Edition. 2.3 1996 VHS - Director's Cut/10th Anniversary Edition. 2.4 1997 DVD - Director's Cut/10th Anniversary Edition. 2.5 1997 DVD Menu - Director's Cut/10th Anniversary Edition. 2.6 2002 DVD - The Immortal Edition (Dolby Digital)
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Highlander: Directed by Russell Mulcahy. With Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, Sean Connery. An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
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- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Russell Mulcahy
- 1986-03-07
Director : Russell Mulcahy. Media Format : Dolby, HiFi Sound. Run time : 1 hour and 51 minutes. Release date : 3 Aug. 2001. Actors : Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Alan North, Beatie Edney. Studio : Warner Home Video. Producers : William N. Panzer, Peter S. Davis.
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Highlander is a 1986 fantasy action film directed by Russel Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. The original draft of the script was titled Shadow Clan and was a much darker story than the finalized one.
- Connor MacLeod
- The Kurgan
- New York City
- Kurt Russell Cast As Connor? Like a lot of roles, especially movies that aren’t established like Highlander, the main roles are up for grabs. One of the original choices for Connor MacLeod was ol’ Jack Burton himself, Kurt Russell.
- The Fabulous Freebirds. The film was originally supposed to start out at a hockey game in the Meadowlands. But instead, it kicked off at Madison Square Garden.
- Queen Was Signed On For One Song. Only a few years prior, another cult classic came out - Flash Gordon. The soundtrack was done by the band Queen. By the time Highlander had come out, they were one of the hottest bands all over the world.
- Christopher Lambert Didn’t Speak English. When the casting decision was made for Christopher Lambert to play the Immortal Connor MacLeod, no one bothered to find out if he spoke English or not.
The original film Highlander, directed by Russell Mulcahy, was released on March 7, 1986, with the tagline "There Can Be Only One". The film features a number of flashback scenes establishing the early history of Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) of the Clan MacLeod.
Highlander is a 1986 British-American fantasy action-adventure film directed by Russell Mulcahy from a screenplay by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, and Larry Ferguson. It stars Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, and Sean Connery.
