This is one of our personal favorites. In the original 1973
Wicker Man which
he said was also his favorite film, Lee played a slightly different form of villain as the charming Lord of a rural and mysterious English island.
He not only imbues the character with some mischievous, good-natured allure, he essentially embodies the role of a cult leader.
As Summerisle, Lee played a man who knew something very important that you did not know. Hidden behind his eyes and his conversation, you could see the glimmer of some tucked away information. As the unsettled viewer, you only caught the sense that whatever he knew was terrible indeed.