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The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

'We fenced, wepranced, we raged, 'and we paraded the old churchhall with books upon our...

'We fenced, we
pranced, we raged, 'and we paraded the old church
hall with books upon our heads

Full Transcript

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'We fenced, we pranced, we raged,
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'and we paraded the old church hall with books upon our heads.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:50
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.
'Of course, no directors had the slightest interest in using us - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'Of course, no directors had the slightest interest in ...
'But this in itself was film set experience and therefore useful. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
'But this in itself was film set experience and therefo...
'I was 24 when I gave my first performance on film, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:14
'I was 24 when I gave my first performance on film,
'I had one line and it was a withering barb against the lead.' - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:09
'I had one line and it was a withering barb against the...
'To some degree, in that moment, my die was cast. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
'To some degree, in that moment, my die was cast.
'The nucleus of my celluloid id, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'The nucleus of my celluloid id,
'Soon after, Rank decided to give its company of youth - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'Soon after, Rank decided to give its company of youth
'Rather than scattering us in small roles across its bigger releases, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:09
'Rather than scattering us in small roles across its bi...
'None of us were nearly ready enough to carry an entire feature - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:13
'None of us were nearly ready enough to carry an entire...
'It was, however, my first time in the role of chief antagonist, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'It was, however, my first time in the role of chief an...
'Sadly, the only thing more diabolical than my character's intent - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'Sadly, the only thing more diabolical than my characte...
'Such was the British film industry in those days - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:10
'Such was the British film industry in those days
'Scott of the Antarctic was a generously-budgeted - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
'Scott of the Antarctic was a generously-budgeted
'It starred John Mills as the legendary explorer, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'It starred John Mills as the legendary explorer,
'Not unlike the explorer I portrayed, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:09
'Not unlike the explorer I portrayed,
'I was told by my benefactors at Rank that I was too tall - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:10
'I was told by my benefactors at Rank that I was too ta...
'My 1950s would be a mixed bag of quite small roles - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'My 1950s would be a mixed bag of quite small roles
'But then there were also the small roles in small films. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:05
'But then there were also the small roles in small film...
'And then there were the uncredited roles.' - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
'And then there were the uncredited roles.'
'I parried with Errol Flynn.' - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
'I parried with Errol Flynn.'