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The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

'What better subjectmatter to begin with 'than that of BaronFrankenstein and his creature?

'What better subject
matter to begin with 'than that of Baron
Frankenstein and his creature?

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'What better subject matter to begin with
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'than that of Baron Frankenstein and his creature?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:39
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.
'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.
'I wouldn't say it did the same for me as it did for Boris, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:20
'I wouldn't say it did the same for me as it did f...
What's interesting is that it's a very well made movie. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
What's interesting is that it's a very well made m...
He played it like somebody with a... with a damaged brain. - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:06
He played it like somebody with a... with a damaged brain.
It was described in the British press - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
It was described in the British press
It's a strange effect that he had as the creature - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:11
It's a strange effect that he had as the creature
In part because of that, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
In part because of that,
He was very sympathetic, although he was really terrifying - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:08
He was very sympathetic, although he was really terrifying
'Yes, it courted controversy with its violence and gore, - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:16
'Yes, it courted controversy with its violence and gore...
But it looked good and the acting was obviously top-notch - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:10
But it looked good and the acting was obviously top-notch
It was all done completely straight - The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 00:07
It was all done completely straight