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The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

Fought well you have, my old Padawan

Fought well you have, my old Padawan

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Fought well you have,
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my old Padawan.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:42
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Canal Cat Films,Trigger Films,BFI

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Follows fresh interviews, archival footage, and various animation techniques like marionation to recreate one of the world's leading actors on screen, bringing them back to life through innovative methods.
The critics weren't always kind to these films, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
The critics weren't always kind to these films,
The generation of children who grew up on these movies - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
The generation of children who grew up on these movies
He unshackled me from my past - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
He unshackled me from my past
My resurrection was becoming a regeneration, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
My resurrection was becoming a regeneration,
'Stephen Polliakoff wanted me for Glorious 39. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
'Stephen Polliakoff wanted me for Glorious 39.
'Martin Scorsese hired me for his love letter to early cinema, Hugo.' - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:11
'Martin Scorsese hired me for his love letter to early ...
My whole career, I had dreamt - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
My whole career, I had dreamt
He knew that The Lord of the Rings was being produced - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
He knew that The Lord of the Rings was being produced
He read the books every year. He was very excited about that. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
He read the books every year. He was very excited about that...
So he said, "Juan, look, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:12
So he said, "Juan, look,
Christopher was someone that we had in mind for Saruman. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
Christopher was someone that we had in mind for Saruman.
Not just because of his background, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
Not just because of his background,
There's no doubt about it. You'd be hard-pressed to find another actor - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
There's no doubt about it. You'd be hard-pressed t...
What surprised us is that it wasn't just a conversation where - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:11
What surprised us is that it wasn't just a conversation...
He was super enthusiastic 'cause he was a huge Tolkien fan. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
He was super enthusiastic 'cause he was a huge Tolkien ...
And then he said, "Well, I'd be very happy to do Saruman, of course. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
And then he said, "Well, I'd be very happy to do S...
This is great." But he says, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:24
This is great." But he says,
I'd like to do Gandalf. I'd like to show you." - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:09
I'd like to do Gandalf. I'd like to show you."...
And what we actually ended up realising - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
And what we actually ended up realising
You know, there were other actors that in different ways - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:09
You know, there were other actors that in different ways