Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
| Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David Lean |
| Written by | Robert Bolt David Lean Wayne Tourell |
| Produced by | George Andrews Wayne Tourell |
| Cinematography | Eddie Fowlie Ken Dorman |
| Edited by | David Reed |
Production company | Faraway Productions |
| Distributed by | South Pacific Television |
Release date | 1979 |
Running time | 40 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor, also known as Lost and Found: The Story of an Anchor, is a 1979 New Zealand documentary television film directed and co-written by David Lean.[1]
Plot
Filmmaker David Lean is scouting locations in Tahiti for a feature film about the famous mutiny on HMS Bounty. His property master, Eddie Fowlie, discovers the whereabouts of an anchor which had belonged to Captain James Cook, and historians and experts arrive to examine it before an attempt is made to raise it and bring it to land.
References
- ^ "A 'Lost' Treasure: David Lean's documentary 'Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor'". Cinephilia & Beyond. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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