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TIL that Christopher Lee (known for his role as Dracula, Saruman, Count Dooku, etc.) thinks his best performance was as Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the documentary film "Jinnah." The film had positive responses after being shown at festivals but was never distributed to cinemas.

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