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The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

'Sadly, by now, Ian was dead 'and never did get to see meplay one of his characters

'Sadly, by now, Ian was dead 'and never did get to see me
play one of his characters

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'Sadly, by now, Ian was dead
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'and never did get to see me play one of his characters.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:09
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Canal Cat Films,Trigger Films,BFI

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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.
'But here I was now squaring off against Roger Moore, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:12
'But here I was now squaring off against Roger Moore,
At a million dollars a contract, I can afford to Mr Bond. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
At a million dollars a contract, I can afford to Mr Bond.
A hearty, "Well done" from Her Majesty the Queen - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
A hearty, "Well done" from Her Majesty the Queen
He was kind of thrilled to be The Man with the Golden Gun... - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
He was kind of thrilled to be The Man with the Golden Gun...
Because it was a big Hollywood international production - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:11
Because it was a big Hollywood international production
And I would say, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:14
And I would say,
'My performance has regularly been singled out - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:10
'My performance has regularly been singled out
'My star had risen. I had arrived.' - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:14
'My star had risen. I had arrived.'
He was a very sensitive man and he'd been, really, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
He was a very sensitive man and he'd been, really,
There's a little, little touch of bad luck even here - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:15
There's a little, little touch of bad luck even here
You know, I mean, look, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:10
You know, I mean, look,
But by comparison to the other James Bond films up to that time, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
But by comparison to the other James Bond films up to that t...
So, you know, there were these- these little touches of bad luck - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:09
So, you know, there were these- these little touches of bad ...
But maybe-maybe that's, you know, the actor's lot in many ways. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
But maybe-maybe that's, you know, the actor's lot ...
On my return to Britain, all that awaited me - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
On my return to Britain, all that awaited me
And to be honest, not so many of those - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
And to be honest, not so many of those
'In our mutual interest, I had picked up the rights - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:15
'In our mutual interest, I had picked up the rights
'Well, they dragged their feet, but eventually got it made. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
'Well, they dragged their feet, but eventually got it m...
'A tepid adaptation which angered Wheatley.' - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
'A tepid adaptation which angered Wheatley.'
'It would be my last film for Hammer, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
'It would be my last film for Hammer,