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Release Date
Mar 7, 1986 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Nov 5, 1997
• R2: 12 Mar 2001
Budget $16,000,000
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Highlander Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong action violence, a scene of sexuality and some language.
Running Time
1 hour, 51 minutes
Country USA, UK
Studio 20th Century Fox
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Other Titles
• Highlander - Es kann nur Einen geben (1986)
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Swashbuckler, Time Travel, Witches, Wizards & Magic, Police, Tragedy, Martial Arts, Cult Classic, Kidnapping, Love, Supernatural, Revenge
Tagline: 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.
Plot: Russell Mulcahy's original saga of immortal Scotsman Connor Macleod, one of a race of immortals who can only be killed when beheaded with a sword. After living in peace for four centuries, he is challenged by an old enemy named Kurgan.During a fierce sword battle in the 1500s, Connor MacLeod, a simple Scotsman known as a poor fighter, is mortally wounded -- but he does not die. MacLeod learns from the mysterious Ramirez that he is of a race of immortals. These rare knights never age and never reproduce, they can only meet death by the blade of another of their kind. Leaping back and forth through the centuries, MacLeod once again meets the evil Kurgan who nearly killed him 500 years ago.
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Gregory Widen
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