Synopsis
From the cult classic The Wicker Man to the blood-thirsty Count Dracula, Christopher Lee has been the face of cinema villainy for decades. In Lord of Misrule, Lee tells the story of his exceptional career, in films like The Curse of Frankenstein, the James Bond classic The Man with the Golden Gun, and more recently, in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. After appearing in more than 300 films, and a legend in his own right, Lee undertook one of the most demanding roles of his career as Saruman in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. Shortly after, as one of the most powerful adversaries in the Star Wars canon, Lee proved that at 80, he is still a commanding screen presence. Written with self-deprecating wit and laced with hilarious anecdotes, Lord of Misrule is a marvelous career history of the man The Guardian called "the coolest actor on the planet.", From the cult classic "The Wicker Man" to the bloodthirsty Count Dracula, Christopher Lee has been the face of cinema villainy for decades. In "Lord of Misrule, " Lee tells the story of his exceptional career, in films like "The Curse of Frankenstein, " the James Bond classic "The Man with the Golden Gun, " and more recently, in Tim Burton s "Sleepy Hollow." After appearing in more than 300 films, and a legend in his own right, Lee undertook one of the most demanding roles of his career as Saruman in Peter Jackson s "The Lord of the Rings." Shortly after, as one of the most powerful adversaries in the Star Wars canon, Lee proved that at 80, he is still a commanding screen presence. Written with selfdeprecating wit and laced with hilarious anecdotes, Lord of Misrule is a marvelous career history of the man "The Guardian" called the coolest actor on the planet. ", From Bond baddie Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun to Count Dracula, and the wizard Saruman in Lord of the Rings, Christopher Lee's remarkable career spanning 56 years has delighted and terrified fans young and old alike. But his life has proved just as strange as his films. Lee's family was descended from papal nobility, and an unusual home life was counterbalanced by his conventionally English education, as public school was followed by the RAF and dramatic wartime experiences. After the war Lee entered the bizarre world of British films, and his success in Hammer's The Curse of Frankenstein proved to be the start of decades of cinematic triumphs ranging from Sherlock Holmes to The Wicker Man and Sleepy Hollow. Written with unforgettable, self-deprecating wit, Lord of Misrule reveals the astonishing experiences of the man the Guardian describes simply as 'the coolest actor on the planet'. Book jacket.