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.

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Highlander (1986)

There can be only one.

★ 6.9/10 March 7, 1986 116 min

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Director: Russell Mulcahy  ·  Writers: Gregory Widen, Larry Ferguson, Peter Bellwood

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.

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Director

Russell Mulcahy Russell Mulcahy

Cast

Christopher Lambert Christopher Lambert Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod Roxanne Hart Roxanne Hart Brenda J. Wyatt Clancy Brown Clancy Brown Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger Sean Connery Sean Connery Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez Beatie Edney Beatie Edney Heather MacLeod Alan North Alan North Lieutenant Frank Moran Jon Polito Jon Polito Det. Walter Bedsoe Sheila Gish Sheila Gish Rachel Ellenstein Hugh Quarshie Hugh Quarshie Sunda Kastagir Peter Diamond Peter Diamond Aman Fasil Billy Hartman Billy Hartman Dugal MacLeod James Cosmo James Cosmo Angus MacLeod

User Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
CinemaSerf May 14, 2026
★ 7/10

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 his Highland village after he miraculously survives battle wounds that would have slain an elephant. Luckily, he encounters and gets a bit of training from the thousand year old wily and flamboyant "Ramirez" (Connery) so he can be fit to fight the 'Kurgen" (Brown) - their mightiest (if not brainiest)…