Highlander: Somewhat cliché-heavy in content, but flawlessly crafted fantasy-adventure film from the workshop of Australian suspense specialist Russel Mulcahy (“Razorback”). French Hollywood silk Christopher Lambert has to play a Scotsman, while storybook Scotsman Sean Connery is out of character as the Spanish grandee, but if you don’t mind such peripheral insecurities, you should stick to the action-packed…
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Somewhat cliché-heavy in content, but impeccably crafted fantasy adventure film from the workshop of Australian suspense specialist Russel Mulcahy (“Razorback”). French Hollywood silk Christopher Lambert has to play a Scotsman, while storybook Scotsman Sean Connery is out of character as the Spanish grandee, but if you don’t mind such peripheral insecurities, you should stick to the action-packed…
For millennia, a small group of immortal warriors have fought for a fabled prize that can mean both eternal happiness and ultimate doom for humanity. In the present, only the honourable Scots warrior Connor McLeod stands as the last bulwark of good against the demonic barbarian Kurgan, whose dream is the total enslavement of humanity. In the street canyons of Manhattan, a decisive duel ensues.
GEWINNSPIEL: On 6 September, the visionary fantasy adventure “Highlander – There Can Be Only One” (1986) will be screened once again in the Kino as part of the cinema event series “Best of Cinema” – restored in 4K. We are giving away two rolled film posters: https://t.co/RM8SGHeLXgHighlander
– MUCKE UND MEHR online magazine (@MUM_Mag) August 5, 2022
A group of immortal warriors have been fighting bloody battles for centuries to ensure the well-being of mankind.
