From dawn of times they came moving silently down through the centuries . Connor McCloud (Christopher Lambert) is a sixteenth century Scottish clansman , he was born in 1518 , he's an immortal , a member of a limited group struggling each other throughout the times , but only can live ¨the one¨ . He's a fighter from four centuries ago with an eternal confrontation since 1536 against his fellow headhunter immortal (an extremely hammy Clancy Brown) and arch-enemy seeking an incredible power ; they nowadays are battling in N. Y. streets . Ramírez (Sean Connery) is his preceptor , he's a medieval cavalier, a tough warrior under command of emperor Charles I . Besides , a sword expert (Roxanne Hart) investigates the events and discovers the secrets .
The picture displays noisy action , derring-do adventure , spectacular combats and breathtaking outdoors which are a treat for the sight . Connery as the sympathetic knight Ramirez is terrific though he has a smallish role . All of Sean Connery's scenes had to be filmed in a week due to Connery's schedule ; in fact , he had a bet with director Russell Mulcahy that they would not finish in seven days , but Mulcahy won it . Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert got along so well during filming that they called each other by their characters' names even when they were not filming and it was at Lambert's insistence that Connery and his character returned for the failed Highlander II (1991) that was a real flop. Christopher Lambert had just barely learned to speak English when he took this role , the only other English-speaking film he had been in at that point was "Greystoke" , (1984), in which he spoke only a few words . Notorious secondary Clancy Brown plays magnificently a shameless villainous . The film contains exciting musical score by composer Michael Kamen and known songs by the famous band Queen . Mesmerizing and wonderful landscapes well photographed by cameraman Gerry Fisher . Previous video musical director Russell Mulcahy realizes this sweeping movie including numerous scenes in video-clip style . It's followed by three inferior sequels with similar players and a TV series such as : ¨Highlander II : The quickening¨(1991) by Mulcahy ; ¨Highlander 3 : Final dimension¨ by Andy Morahan with Mario Van Peebles and ¨Endgame¨ (2000) with Adrian Paul , the latter starring of the TV series.
The picture displays noisy action , derring-do adventure , spectacular combats and breathtaking outdoors which are a treat for the sight . Connery as the sympathetic knight Ramirez is terrific though he has a smallish role . All of Sean Connery's scenes had to be filmed in a week due to Connery's schedule ; in fact , he had a bet with director Russell Mulcahy that they would not finish in seven days , but Mulcahy won it . Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert got along so well during filming that they called each other by their characters' names even when they were not filming and it was at Lambert's insistence that Connery and his character returned for the failed Highlander II (1991) that was a real flop. Christopher Lambert had just barely learned to speak English when he took this role , the only other English-speaking film he had been in at that point was "Greystoke" , (1984), in which he spoke only a few words . Notorious secondary Clancy Brown plays magnificently a shameless villainous . The film contains exciting musical score by composer Michael Kamen and known songs by the famous band Queen . Mesmerizing and wonderful landscapes well photographed by cameraman Gerry Fisher . Previous video musical director Russell Mulcahy realizes this sweeping movie including numerous scenes in video-clip style . It's followed by three inferior sequels with similar players and a TV series such as : ¨Highlander II : The quickening¨(1991) by Mulcahy ; ¨Highlander 3 : Final dimension¨ by Andy Morahan with Mario Van Peebles and ¨Endgame¨ (2000) with Adrian Paul , the latter starring of the TV series.