To mark the 30th anniversary of the time travelling action fantasy favourite, Highlander, STUDIOCANAL has fully restored the film in 4K and has brand new bonus material – and you can get it now.
1985 New York City; the Battle to end all battles. The last remaining Immortals gather together to fight to the death: decapitation alone can kill them, and the victor alone can lay claim to “The Prize”. Amongst the contestants is Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert), who fought his first battle in 1536 on the highlands of Scotland, swordsman Ramirez (Sean Connery) who mentored MacLeod and taught him the ways of the immortals, and the evil and brutal barbarian Victor Kruger (Clancy Brown).
Starring Christopher Lambert (Mortal Combat, Fortress), Sean Connery (Dr. No, The Hunt for Red October), Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption, Starship Troopers) Roxanne Hart, Jon Polito, Sheila Gish and Celia Imrie. The film was directed by Russell Mulcahy (Swimming Upstream, The Real McCoy) and features an original score by Michael Kamen and Queen. Highlander went onto inspire four sequels and a television series.
Restored by Deluxe London, the restoration of Highlander is based on a 4K scan of the original camera negative, followed by a full 4K workflow, with the approval of director Russell Mulcahy.
DVD & BLU-RAY EXTRAS:
• New interview with Russell Mulcahy
• New interview with Christopher Lambert
• Deleted scenes
• Making of doc in 4 parts
• Audio commentary with Russell Mulcahy
• HD trailer
I am a huge fan of Highlander, and I have been since I saw it 30 years ago – I can’t believe it’s been 30 years! This has always been one of my all time favourite films and when I heard there was going to be an anniversary edition, in 4K, along with new features I couldn’t wait to see it.
And I wasn’t disappointed – the 4K restoration is excellent, and along with brand new interviews with both Christopher Lambert and Russell Mulcahy this makes the 30th Anniversary edition of Highlander a must have for your collection.
