Aristocrat. Scholar. Swordsman. Spy. Nazi hunter. Opera singer. And then… He became a film star.
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Jon Spira (Elstree 1976) takes on a big subject here – and does remarkable justice to the long life, multiple on-screen and apparent career deaths (and, very movingly, his actual demise) and evolving legend of Sir Christopher Lee (1922-2015). … Spira makes him unabashedly the hero of his own story, more in the mode of the role he wanted but never played than the one for which he was lastingly famous. It’s sparing in its use of clips, though we get flashes of Lee’s charisma and magnetic personality within the range his height and breeding defined for him. He was, for obvious reasons, not often cast as ordinary people – but he was in the frame for Rasputin.
Kim Newman, FrightFest review (2024)
Selected disc options for The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
| Extras | Canal Cat BD-ALL/UK 2025 |
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| Audio Commentary by Director/Writer Jon Spira and Producer Hank Starrs | has extra |
| Kickstarter Backers Q&A - With Director/Writer Jon Spira and Producer Hank Starrs | has extra |
| Interview with Joe Dante | has extra |
| Interview with John Landis | has extra |
| Interview with Paul Maslansky | has extra |
| Interview with Peter Jackson | has extra |
| Interview with Gary Curtis | has extra |
| Interview with Harriet Walter | has extra |
| Interview with Juan Aneiros | has extra |
| Q&A with Director/Writer Jon Spira, Producer Hank Starrs and Jonathan Rigby - Hosted by Josephine Botting | has extra |
Notes
- Canal Cat’s Blu-ray was available through a Kickstarter campaign. The film is available as a digital download.
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Ultimate Edition
Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.
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Kickstarter Backers Q&A (63:55) -
Interview with Joe Dante (30:44) -
Interview with John Landis (33:49) -
Interview with Paul Maslansky (30:14) -
Interview with Peter Jackson (49:35) -
Interview with Gary Curtis (24:54) -
Interview with Harriet Walter (36:23) -
Interview with Juan Aneiros (12:26) -
Q&A with Director/Writer Jon Spira, Producer Hank Starrs and Jonathan Rigby (38:14)
| Presentation | |
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Director/Writer Jon Spira and Producer Hank Starrs Canal Cat BD |
| Kickstarter Backers Q&A - With Director/Writer Jon Spira and Producer Hank Starrs Canal Cat BD | |
| Interview with Joe Dante Canal Cat BD | |
| Interview with John Landis Canal Cat BD | |
| Interview with Paul Maslansky Canal Cat BD | |
| Interview with Peter Jackson Canal Cat BD | |
| Interview with Gary Curtis Canal Cat BD | |
| Interview with Harriet Walter Canal Cat BD | |
| Interview with Juan Aneiros Canal Cat BD | |
| Q&A with Director/Writer Jon Spira, Producer Hank Starrs and Jonathan Rigby - Hosted by Josephine Botting Canal Cat BD |