5 accidental tragedies on the set that cost actors their lives. Photo

From time to time, accidents happen on set that can cost actors, stuntmen, and crew members their lives. A badly executed stunt or accidentally loaded weapon has stopped the filming process more than once.

When planning to show the audience an exciting action movie or an interesting western, directors refuse to use cheap props and replace them with high-quality props. OBOZREVATEL has collected 5 tragic incidents on the set.

• The movie "The Raven"

The son of the famous actor Bruce Lee died during a shooting in the movie "The Raven." According to the plot, 28-year-old Brandon Lee was saving his beloved from rapists who were supposed to shoot a shell into his stomach with a firearm.

During the first take, in which the revolver's drum was shot, real bullets were used. They were supposed to be removed before the shot was filmed, but due to human inattention, one cartridge remained in the gun. The bullet entered the actor's intestines and hit his spine. Brandon died of blood loss in the hospital.

• "The Dark Knight"

Cameraman Conway Wickliffe was killed when he crashed his car into a tree while filming the Batman movie. He was filming another car at breakneck speed and was unable to fit into a sharp turn.

The cameraman's car crashed into a tree and caught fire on the spot. The man could not be saved, but he was immortalized in the credits, writing that the movie was dedicated to his memory.

• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

During the filming of the first part of "Deathly Hallows", Daniel Radcliffe had a stuntman named David Holmes. While filming a scene where the actor was supposed to perform a dangerous stunt in the air, an accident occurred.

Debler flew into a wall and broke his neck vertebrae, which later led to disability. Now Holmes is almost unable to move his lower body.

• "The Twilight Zone" series

Three actors died tragically on the set of the famous series – Vic Morrow and children Myca and Renee, who were 7 and 6 years old. The cause was a helicopter malfunction.

During the filming of a scene where all three were fleeing from pursuit, the helicopter crashed to the ground and decapitated the man and one of the young actors. Producer Steven Spielberg, the director, and the pilot were tried, but the charges were dropped.

• The movie "Three X's"

The stuntman of the famous actor Vin Diesel died trying to fulfill his role as best he could. Harry O'Connor was supposed to fly under a bridge and land on a boat, which he managed to do the first time.

The stunt double thought that the scene was not very dynamic, so he asked the director to shoot it again, but he made a mistake that cost him his life. The actor started sliding down the rope too late and hit the bridge at 70 km/h. The scene was partially left in the movie to honor Harry's memory.