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They began, really, with very forward thinking
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The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

They began, really, withvery forward thinking

They began, really, with
very forward thinking

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They began, really, with very forward thinking.
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5 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:29
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.
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,
'Having adapted the BBC's Quatermass Xperiment - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:10
'Having adapted the BBC's Quatermass Xperiment
'What better subject matter to begin with - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
'What better subject matter to begin with
'Peter Cushing was cast in the lead role as Frankenstein, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
'Peter Cushing was cast in the lead role as Frankenstei...
'Where might they find a tall, odd-looking soul - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'Where might they find a tall, odd-looking soul
'Oh, yes!' - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:17
'Oh, yes!'
And, uh... And that was Lee to a T, if you like. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
And, uh... And that was Lee to a T, if you like.
'Now, I did not go into this lightly. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
'Now, I did not go into this lightly.
'I was aware of the greatest risk of becoming a monster player. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
'I was aware of the greatest risk of becoming a monster...
'My dear friend, Boris Karloff, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'My dear friend, Boris Karloff,
'And considering his quarter century in the wilderness as an actor, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'And considering his quarter century in the wilderness ...
'He had acted in over 80 films before his performance as the monster - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:10
'He had acted in over 80 films before his performance a...
'Crucially, he was also tall and foreign-looking. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
'Crucially, he was also tall and foreign-looking.