There can be only one.
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Highlander (1986) is a adventure, action and fantasy film directed by Russell Mulcahy, released on March 7, 1986 with a runtime of 1h 56m. It stars Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown and Sean Connery. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 3,016 ratings.
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Christopher Lambert
as Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod
Roxanne Hart
as Brenda J. Wyatt
Clancy Brown
as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger
Sean Connery
as Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez
Beatie Edney
as Heather MacLeod
Alan North
as Lieutenant Frank Moran
Jon Polito
as Det. Walter Bedsoe
Sheila Gish
as Rachel Ellenstein
Hugh Quarshie
as Sunda Kastagir
Peter Diamond
as Aman Fasil
Billy Hartman
as Dugal MacLeod
James Cosmo
as Angus MacLeod
Directed by Russell Mulcahy, written by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood and Larry Ferguson, produced by Peter S. Davis and William N. Panzer.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 3,016 ratings.
So what - we've got Frenchman (Christopher Lambert) playing a Scotsman; a Scotsman (Sean Connery) playing a Spaniard and an American (Clancy Brown) playing a maniacal Russian - what could possibly go wrong? Well, actually despite the odd casting, this isn't an half bad fantasy adventure that introduces us to a group of immortals who are having to deal with the "quickening" - a process that has driven them…
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Highlander (1986) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Philo, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Peacock Premium Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Highlander (1986) includes Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, Sean Connery and Beatie Edney. The film was directed by Russell Mulcahy. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Highlander was released on March 7, 1986 and runs for 1h 56m.
Highlander (1986) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 3,016 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, action and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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