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Highlander (1986)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:19
Rotten:28
Average Rating:3.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 21 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Russell Mulcahy's original saga of immortal Scotsman Connor Macleod, one of a race of immortals who can only be killed when beheaded with a sword. After living in peace for four centuries, he is... Russell Mulcahy's original saga of immortal Scotsman Connor Macleod, one of a race of immortals who can only be killed when beheaded with a sword. After living in peace for four centuries, he is challenged by an old enemy named Kurgan. During a fierce sword battle in the 1500s, Connor MacLeod, a simple Scotsman known as a poor fighter, is mortally wounded -- but he does not die. MacLeod learns from the mysterious Ramirez that he is of a race of immortals. These rare knights never age and never reproduce, they can only meet death by the blade of another of their kind. Leaping back and forth through the centuries, MacLeod once again meets the evil Kurgan who nearly killed him 500 years ago. [More]
Starring: Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown
Starring: Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, Billy Hartman, Edward Wiley, Celia Imrie
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Screenwriter: Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, Larry Ferguson
Producer: Peter S. Davis, William N. Panzer
Composer: Michael Kamen
Reviews for Highlander
I have grown to like Highlander, but still feel the film plods along at times and will quickly acknowledged it is an aged action film that doesn’t have a chance against modern offerings.
...now available on a special edition DVD, with enough things beyond the movie to make a person forget for a moment the story line's lack of logic and coherence.
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