---
title: 'Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Russell Mulcahy'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/highlander-ii-the-quickening-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102034/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

1991 · R · 91 min · Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction · United Kingdom, France, United States

Original title: Highlander II
Part of: Highlander

## Synopsis

Highlander II: The Quickening is a 1991 science fiction film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Christopher Lambert, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside and Sean Connery. It is a sequel to the 1986 fantasy film Highlander. Set in the year 2024, the film follows Connor MacLeod as he regains his youth and immortality and sets out to free Earth from the corrupt operators of an artificial ozone layer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Russell Mulcahy](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-mulcahy)
- **Screenplay:** [Brian Clemens](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-clemens)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Kamen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kamen), [Stewart Copeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/stewart-copeland)
- **Producer:** [William N. Panzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-n-panzer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Phil Méheux](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-meheux)

## Cast

- [Rusty Schwimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rusty-schwimmer)
- [Christopher Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lambert) as Connor MacLeod
- [Michael Ironside](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ironside) as Katana
- [Virginia Madsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-madsen)
- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery) as Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez
- [John C. McGinley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-c-mcginley)
- [Russell Mulcahy](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-mulcahy)

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