Highlander

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Synopsis

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A 16th-century Scottish warrior discovers he is one of a race of immortals fated to battle through the ages and must confront the sadistic Kurgan in a final duel for the Prize—a power that could shape humanity's future.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Henry Cavill
Connor MacLeod
Russell Crowe
Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez
Marisa Abela
Karen Gillan
Heather MacLeod
Djimon Hounsou
Sunda Kastagir
Dave Bautista
Kurgan
Andrew Galloway
Angus MacLeod
Max Zhang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chad Stahelski
Writers: Michael Finch, Ryan J. Condal, Kerry Williamson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$180M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Highlander Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chad Stahelski, shot by Dan Laustsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tyler Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe and Marisa Abela carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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TMDB lists current status as "Post Production".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1235529 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chad Stahelski directs. Dan Laustsen behind the camera. Tyler Bates scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$180M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Part of the "Highlander Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Chad Stahelski, shot by Dan Laustsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tyler Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe and Marisa Abela carry the top of the cast.
6TMDB lists current status as "Post Production".
7IMDB entry: tt1235529 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "immortality", "scotland", "remake", "swordsman".

The technical file

Cinematography: Dan Laustsen
Original score: Tyler Bates
VFX supervisor: Sean Andrew Faden
Stunt coordinator: Marc Mailley
Status: Post Production
Budget: $180,000,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: Highlander ()

Part of

Highlander Collection

Following the exploits of two immortal Scottish highlanders Conner and Duncan Macleod. Born of different times and fighting throughout the centuries to gain the mystical prize. Spanning history friendship, devastating relationships and legendary battles each immortal learns that there seemingly never ending life is more of a curse than a gift. But for the sake of mankind they must go on fighting to survive until only one remains