To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
'It was work, which I generally enjoyed
Please log in to add to collections.
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

'It was work, whichI generally enjoyed 'and work in which I becameincreasingly proficient

'It was work, which
I generally enjoyed 'and work in which I became
increasingly proficient

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.199
'It was work, which I generally enjoyed
00:00:03.002 --> 00:00:06.199
'and work in which I became increasingly proficient.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:46
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Canal Cat Films,Trigger Films,BFI

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

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.
'with a 15-minute tea break and one hour for lunch. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
'with a 15-minute tea break and one hour for lunch.
'And seven years on a job without notable progression - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
'And seven years on a job without notable progression
'But it was not just my lack of progress which frustrated me.' - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'But it was not just my lack of progress which frustrat...
And with my film career barely advanced - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:10
And with my film career barely advanced
Too tall, too foreign-looking, and now, too old. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
Too tall, too foreign-looking, and now, too old.
My dream was dead, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
My dream was dead,
But that was, I suppose, alright, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
But that was, I suppose, alright,
It was almost time for me to be death's emissary in modern cinema. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
It was almost time for me to be death's emissary in mod...
Now, to understand the story of my Dracula, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
Now, to understand the story of my Dracula,
'Hammer was a film production company which, by the mid-50s', - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'Hammer was a film production company which, by the mid...
'It had been established by the comedian William Hines - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:14
'It had been established by the comedian William Hines
They began, really, with very forward thinking. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
They began, really, with very forward thinking.
They began by adapting already popular BBC radio subjects. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
They began by adapting already popular BBC radio subjects.
But in among all that, they also got together - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:11
But in among all that, they also got together
Robert Lippert would send over fading American actors, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:09
Robert Lippert would send over fading American actors,
And so, there was a whole series of pictures that Hammer had done, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
And so, there was a whole series of pictures that Hammer had...
Curious little films, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
Curious little films,
But of course, the question mark was, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
But of course, the question mark was,
They needed a kind of new hook, a new formula. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
They needed a kind of new hook, a new formula.
'Hammer was always in search of that golden goose, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:09
'Hammer was always in search of that golden goose,