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Highlander

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Highlander

"There can be only one."

1986

1h 56m

6.9(3044 votes)

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Davis-Panzer Productions

Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Christopher Lambert

Christopher Lambert

Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod

Roxanne Hart

Roxanne Hart

Brenda J. Wyatt

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez

Beatie Edney

Beatie Edney

Heather MacLeod

Alan North

Alan North

Lieutenant Frank Moran

Jon Polito

Jon Polito

Det. Walter Bedsoe

Sheila Gish

Sheila Gish

Rachel Ellenstein

Hugh Quarshie

Hugh Quarshie

Sunda Kastagir

Peter Diamond

Peter Diamond

Aman Fasil

Creative team

Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Written by: Gregory Widen
Peter Bellwood
Produced by: Peter S. Davis
William N. Panzer

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