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List of New Zealand films
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A chronology of feature films and feature-length telemovies produced or filmed in
Key
- * = Funded in part by the New Zealand Film Commission.
- † = Year given is dates of principal photography rather than release.
1910s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | ||||||
| Hinemoa | First NZ feature film | |||||
| Loved by a Maori Chieftess | ||||||
| 1914 | ||||||
| Hinemoa | note: different to 1913 film | |||||
| 1916 | ||||||
| The Mutiny of the Bounty | ||||||
1920s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | ||||||
| Beyond (film) | ||||||
| The Betrayer | ||||||
| 1922 | ||||||
| My Lady of the Cave | ||||||
| The Birth of New Zealand | ||||||
| 1923 | ||||||
| The Romance of Sleepy Hollow | ||||||
| 1924 | ||||||
| Venus of the South Seas | ||||||
| Rewi's Last Stand (1925) | ||||||
| 1925 | ||||||
| The Adventures of Algy | ||||||
| The Romance of Hinemoa | ||||||
| 1927 | ||||||
| Carbine's Heritage | ||||||
| The Te Kooti Trail | ||||||
| Under the Southern Cross | ||||||
| 1928 | ||||||
| Taranga | ||||||
| The Devil's Pit | ||||||
| 1930 | ||||||
| The Romance Of Maoriland | ||||||
1930s
| Year | Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Down on the Farm (film) | ||||
| 1935 | Primitive Passions | ||||
| 1935 | Hei Tiki | ||||
| 1935 | New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire | CJ Morton | Scenic | [1] | |
| 1935 | Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland | Scenic | [1] | ||
| 1936 | Phar Lap's Son | ||||
| 1936 | The Wagon and the Star | ||||
| 1936 | On the Friendly Road | ||||
| 1937 | New Zealand Review no.1, Holiday Sounds | Scenic | [1] | ||
| 1938 | New Zealand Review no.5, Mountain Holiday | Scenic | [1] | ||
| 1939 | Rewi's Last Stand (1939) | Rudall Hayward | [2] | ||
| 1940 | One Hundred Crowded Years | Official Centennial film |
1940s
| Year | Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Sands of Iwo Jima | Allan Dwan | John Wayne, John Agar, Forrest Tucker | War | Location shooting for Hollywood film. |
1950s
| Year | Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Broken Barrier | John O'Shea | |||
| 1954 | The Seekers (1954 film) | Ken Annakin | Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Inia Te Wiata, Kenneth Williams | Adventure | Location shooting for British film. |
| 1957 | Until They Sail | Robert Wise | Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, Charles Drake | Wartime Romance | Location shooting for Hollywood film |
1960s
| Year | Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Runaway (1964 film) | John O'Shea | |||
| 1964 | 140 Days Under the World | Geoffrey Scott | Documentary | Academy Award Nominee: Documentary Short. | |
| 1966 | Don't Let it Get You | John O'Shea | Comedy/Musical | ||
| 1969 | Young Guy on Mt. Cook (ja:Nyu jirando no wakadaishô) | Jun Fukuda | (Location shooting of Japanese film) |
1970s
| Year | Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | To Love a Maori | Rudall Hayward | Shot on 16mm | ||
| 1973 | Rangi's Catch | Michael Forlong | |||
| 1974 | Games '74 | John King, Sam Pillsbury, Paul Maunder, Arthur Everard | Sports documentary | ||
| 1975† | Test Pictures:Eleven Vignettes from a Relationship | Geoff Steven | shot on 16mm | ||
| 1975† | Landfall (film) | Paul Maunder | shot on 16mm | ||
| 1976† | Off the Edge | Michael Firth | Skiing | ||
| 1976† | The God Boy | Murray Reece | Telemovie | ||
| 1977† | Wild Man (film) | Geoff Murphy | |||
| 1977 | Sleeping Dogs | Roger Donaldson | Sam Neill, Ian Mune, Nevan Rowe, Warren Oates | First NZ film to open in the U.S.A | |
| 1977† | Solo (1977 film) | Tony Williams | |||
| 1978† | Angel Mine * | David Blyth | |||
| 1978 | Skin Deep * | Geoff Steven | Deryn Cooper, Ken Blackburn, Grant Tilly, Alan Jervis | Drama | |
| 1978† | Died in the Wool | Brian McDuffie | whodunnit | telemovie | |
| 1978† | Colour Scheme | Peter Sharp | whodunnit | telemovie | |
| 1979† | Middle Age Spread* | John Reid | (shot on 16mm) | ||
| 1979† | Jack Winter's Dream | David Sims | telemovie | ||
| 1979† | Sons for the Return Home* | Paul Maunder | |||
| 1980 | Beyond Reasonable Doubt * | John Laing | David Hemmings, John Hargreaves, Martyn Sanderson, Grant Tilly | docudrama | |
| 1980† | Squeeze (film) | (shot on 16mm) |
1980s
| Year | Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Goodbye Pork Pie * | Geoff Murphy | comedy, road movie | ||
| 1981† | Pictures * | Michael Black | |||
| 1981 | Race for the Yankee Zephyr | David Hemmings | Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, George Peppard, Donald Pleasance, Bruno Lawrence | action | Australia - NZ co-production |
| 1981 | Smash Palace * | Roger Donaldson | Bruno Lawrence, Anna Jemison, Greer Robson, Keith Aberdein | drama | |
| 1981† | Wildcat (film) | Ross Prosser, Russel Campbell, Alister Barry | (shot on 16mm) | ||
| 1981† | Dead Kids / Strange Behaviour / Shadowland | Michael Laughlin | |||
| 1981 | Bad Blood * | Mike Newell | Jack Thompson, Carol Burns, [{Denis Lill]], Donna Akersten, Martyn Sanderson | drama | NZ-British co-production |
| 1982† | Carry Me Back * | John Reid | comedy | ||
| 1982 | Battletruck (reissued as Warlords of the 21st Century) |
Harley Cokliss | Michael Beck, Annie McEnrow, James Wainwright, Bruno Lawrence | action | Hollywood film shot on location |
| 1982 | The Scarecrow * | Sam Pillsbury | |||
| 1983 | Hang on a Minute Mate! | Alan Lindsay | telemovie | ||
| 1983 | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | Nagisa Oshima | Tom Conti, David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi, Jack Thompson | War | location shooting for British-Japanese co-production. |
| 1983† | Wild Horses * | Derek Morton | Keith Aberdein, John Bach, Kevin J. Wilson, Robyn Gibbes, Bruno Lawrence | Drama | [1] |
| 1983† | It's Lizzie to Those Close * | David Blyth | Sarah Peirse, Derek Hardwick, Bruno Lawrence, Ian Watkin, Martyn Sanderson | shot on 16mm | |
| 1983† | War Years | Pat McGuire | |||
| 1983† | Patu! * | Merata Mita | documentary | ||
| 1983† | Strata | Geoff Steven | |||
| 1983† | Second Time Lucky | Michael Anderson | Diane Franklin, Roger Wilson, Jon Gadsby, Robert Helpmann | comedy | |
| 1983† | Heart of the Stag | Michael Firth | Bruno Lawrence, Terence Cooper, Mary Regan | Drama | |
| 1983† | Trespasses | Peter Sharp | |||
| 1983† | Savage Islands (a.k.a. Nate and Hayes) | Ferdinand Fairfax | Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Max Phipps, Jenny Seagrove, Grant Tilly | Adventure | |
| 1983† | Among the Cinders * | Rolf Hädrich | Paul O'Shea, Derek Hardwick, Yvonne Lawley, Rebecca Gibney | Drama | [2] |
| 1983 | Utu * | Geoff Murphy | Anzac Wallace, Bruno Lawrence, Tim Elliot, |
historical action | |
| 1984 | Came a Hot Friday * | Ian Mune | Peter Bland, Phillip Gordon, Michael Lawrence, Billy T. James | comedy | |
| 1984 | Constance * | Bruce Morrison | Donogh Rees, Martin Vaughan, Judie Douglass, Donald MacDonald | Drama | |
| 1984 | Other Halves | John Laing | Lisa Harrow, Mark Pilisi, Fraser Stephen-Smith, Paul Gittins | drama | |
| 1984 | The Silent One * | Yvonne Mackay | George Henare, Pat Evison, Anzac Wallace, Telo Malase | Drama | filmed in the Cook Islands [3] |
| 1984 | Iris a.k.a. Out of Time | Tony Isaac | Helen Morse, Philip Holder, John Bach, Donogh Rees | Biography drama | Telemovie [4] |
| 1984† | Death Warmed Up * | David Blyth | horror / thriller | ||
| 1984 | Vigil * | Vincent Ward | Penelope Stewart, Frank Whitten, Bill Kerr, Fiona Kay, Gordon Shields | Drama | Nominated for Palme D'Or at Cannes film festival [5] |
| 1986 | Pallet on the Floor | Lynton Butler | |||
| 1984 | The Bounty | Roger Donaldson | Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson | Adventure | Location shooting for Australian/US production |
| 1985 | Dangerous orphans * | John Laing | Peter Stevens, Michael Hurst, Jennifer Ward-Lealand | Action | [6] |
| 1985 | Kingpin | Mike Walker | Junior Amiga, Mitchell Manuel, Nicholas Rogers, Judy McIntosh, Jim Moriarty, Terence Cooper | drama | [7] |
| 1985 | Mr Wrong * | Gaylene Preston | Heather Bolton, David Letch, Margaret Umbers, Gary Stalker, Danny Mulheron, Michael Haigh | horror | [8] |
| 1985 | Shaker Run | Bruce Morrison | Cliff Robertson, Leif Garrett, Lisa Harrow, Shane Briant | Action / Thriller | [9] |
| 1985 | Hot Target | Denis Lewiston | sex thriller | Location shooting for US film | |
| 1985 | Sylvia | ||||
| 1985 | The Lost Tribe * | ||||
| 1985 | The Quiet Earth * | ||||
| 1985 | Bridge to Nowhere (film) * | Ian Mune | |||
| 1986 | Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale | Murray Ball | |||
| 1986 | Mark II* | ||||
| 1986 | Queen City Rocker * | Bruce Morrison | |||
| 1987 | Bad Taste * | Peter Jackson | |||
| 1987 | Ngati * | Barry Barclay | |||
| 1987 | Illustrious Energy * | Leon Narbey | |||
| 1987 | Mauri * | Merata Mita | |||
| 1988 | Send a Gorilla * | Melanie Read | |||
| 1988 | The Grasscutter | ||||
| 1988 | The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey * | Vincent Ward | |||
| 1990 | An Angel at My Table * | Jane Campion | |||
| 1990 | Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree* | ||||
| 1990 | Meet the Feebles* | Peter Jackson | |||
| 1990 | Ruby and Rata * | Gaylene Preston |
1990s
| Year | Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | A Soldier's Tale | ||||
| 1991 | Chunuk Bair | ||||
| 1991 | Grampire | ||||
| 1991 | Old Scores | ||||
| 1991 | Te Rua | ||||
| 1991 | The End of the Golden Weather | ||||
| 1992 | Alex* | ||||
| 1992 | Braindead | ||||
| 1993 | Desperate Remedies | ||||
| 1993 | Map of the Human Heart* | ||||
| 1993 | The Piano | ||||
| 1993 | Bread and Roses* | ||||
| 1994 | Heavenly Creatures'*' | ||||
| 1994 | Once Were Warriors | ||||
| 1995 | Bonjour Timothy* | ||||
| 1995 | Cinema of Unease | ||||
| 1995 | Forgotten Silver | ||||
| 1996 | Broken English | ||||
| 1996 | Chicken | ||||
| 1996 | Flight of the Albatross | ||||
| 1996 | Someone Else's Country | ||||
| 1996 | The Frighteners* | ||||
| 1996 | The Whole of the Moon* | ||||
| 1997 | Lost Valley | ||||
| 1997 | Topless Women Talk About Their Lives | ||||
| 1998 | Memory and Desire | ||||
| 1998 | Saving Grace | ||||
| 1999 | Channelling Baby | ||||
| 1999 | I'll Make You Happy | ||||
| 1999 | Savage Honeymoon | ||||
| 1999 | Scarfies* | ||||
| 1999 | What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? | ||||
| 2000 | Jubilee | ||||
| 2000 | Stickmen (film) | ||||
| 2000 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* | ||||
| 2000 | The Price of Milk |
2000s
References
- ^ a b c d http://events.filmarchive.org.nz/event.php?eventInstanceID=1412&eventID=288
- ^ http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/downloads/feature%20films%20since%201940%20by%20yearfinal.doc
- Leonard Maltin's 2007 Movie Guide
See also
Further reading
- Dennis, Jonathan & Jan Bieringa, (1996) "Film in Aotearoa New Zealand", Wellington: Victoria University Press. (best source on topic) ISBN 0-86473-309-7
- Martin, Helen, and Edwards, Sam, (1997) New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1
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