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07/03/1986 Adventure, Action, Fantasy 1h 56m
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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.

  1. Russell Mulcahy

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Christopher Lambert

    Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod

  2. Roxanne Hart

    Brenda J. Wyatt

  3. Clancy Brown

    Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger

  4. Sean Connery

    Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez

  5. Beatie Edney

    Heather MacLeod

  6. Alan North

    Lieutenant Frank Moran

  7. Jon Polito

    Det. Walter Bedsoe

  8. Sheila Gish

    Rachel Ellenstein

  9. Hugh Quarshie

    Sunda Kastagir

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-05-14
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 throughout history to combat (and decapitate) others of their race in search of the ultimate "prize". Lambert is "Connor McLeod" who has come a bit late to this party and is ostracised from h...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$19,000,000.00

Revenue
$12,900,000.00

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