The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee | |
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Directed by | Jon Spira |
Written by | Jon Spira |
Produced by | Adam F. Goldberg Hank Starrs |
Narrated by | Peter Serafinowicz |
Cinematography | Simon Vickery |
Edited by | Alex Barrett |
Music by | Jamie Hyatt |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee is a 2024 British documentary film about the actor Christopher Lee. It is written and directed by Jon Spira. Lee is portrayed by a string puppet who tells the viewer about his life. The puppet is voiced by Peter Serafinowicz. [2] The film premiered at FrightFest in August 2024. [1]
Anton Bitel of SciFiNow gave the film four out of five stars and wrote, "While Spira deploys an abundance of archival footage – interviews with the actual Lee and clips from his many, varied films – he also fleshes out his otherworldly narrator with marionettes and beautifully abstract animated inserts." [3] Joel Harley of GamesRadar+ also gave the film four out of five stars, writing that "Christopher Lee is lovingly profiled in this biographical doc." [4] Spencer Perry of ComicBook.com wrote, "Even viewers that enter The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee knowing him from only a handful of roles will come away from this with a complete picture of who Christopher Lee was and how he continues to define elements of entertainment after his death." [5]