Sir Christopher Lee Reveals His Favorite Role That Wasn’t Shown in the US

"It's a film that should be seen."

Sir Christopher Lee died on June 7th from respiratory problems and heart failure at the Chelsea and Westminster hospital. The world is mourning the prolific actor and his accomplishments all over social media today.

But what did Sir Christopher Lee think was his favorite performance?

During a press conference at the Brussels Fantasy Film Festival Sir Christopher Lee answered that question. In 1997, Sir Christopher Lee went to Pakistan to work in a film called Jinnah. In the film, Lee played the lead role of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Lee described Jinnah as,

"a man with great vision. (He was) incorruptible, great integrity, brilliant man, friend to Ghandi...and he founded Pakistan. And I know it's the best thing I've ever done. By a long, long way."

Lee described the film as a very good movie, and every one it was good too and that the film is truthful and historically accurate. The film was well received in Pakistan and was seen in many film festivals including London, New York, Los Angeles and more. But Sir Christopher Lee told the audience why he believed the movie distributors won't show it:

"They are afraid. And up to a point, I say up to a point, one could understand that. Because this is about a Muslim leader. A Muslim leader. He was not a fundamentalist, he was not a terrorist. He was not a man who has sent people to kill other people. He was not Osama Bin Laden, he was not Al Qaeda. He did not hit the World Trade Center on September 11th, he did not fight against Israel, etc... Because this is the mistake the world makes. Most people."

Sir Christopher Lee also explained to the press conference why he believes most people make this mistake:

"This is not a true Muslim what is happening now, what has been happening. It simply isn't. They're a minority and this is not a true Islam...but because this is a story about a Muslim leader the people in the West, who don't really understand and don't know about this history, they get worried they get frightened. They think, 'My God if we put this picture on the theater maybe somebody will put a bomb there. Or set fire to the place.' It's possible. I can't deny it. But for me it is a great tragedy and for everyone who is connected with the film. Because it is a very good picture. It is actually my best performance. No question."

You can see the trailer for the movie Jinnah below.