List of New Zealand films
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This is a list of feature films and feature-length telemovies produced or filmed in New Zealand, ordered by year of release:
Key
- * = Funded in part by the New Zealand Film Commission.
- † = Year given is date of principal photography rather than release.
1910s
Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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1913 | ||||||
Hinemoa | Gaston Méliès | First NZ feature film [1] | ||||
Loved by a Maori Chieftess | Gaston Méliès | [1] | ||||
How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride | Gaston Méliès | [1] | ||||
The River Wanganui | Gaston Méliès | Documentary | ||||
1914 | ||||||
Hinemoa | George Tarr | Romance | First feature film with a NZ producer and director.[2] | |||
1916 | ||||||
The Mutiny of the Bounty |
1920s
Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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1921 | ||||||
Beyond | William Desmond Taylor | |||||
The Betrayer | Beaumont Smith | |||||
The Bloke from Freemans Bay | Rudall Hayward | |||||
1922 | ||||||
My Lady of the Cave | Rudall Hayward | |||||
The Birth of New Zealand | Harrington Reynolds | |||||
Ten Thousand Miles in the Southern Cross | George Tarr | Documentary/travelogue | ||||
1923 | ||||||
The Romance of Sleepy Hollow | Henry J. Makepeace | |||||
1924 | ||||||
Venus of the South Seas | James R. Sullivan | |||||
Rewi's Last Stand | Rudall Hayward | |||||
1925 | ||||||
The Adventures of Algy | Beaumont Smith | |||||
1927 | ||||||
The Romance of Hine-moa | Gustav Pauli | [3] | ||||
Carbine's Heritage | Edwin Coubray (Ted) | |||||
The Te Kooti Trail | Rudall Hayward | |||||
Under the Southern Cross | Gustav Pauli | |||||
1928 | ||||||
The Bush Cinderella | Rudall Hayward | |||||
1929 | ||||||
Under the Southern Cross | Lew Collins | a.k.a. The Devil's Pit or Taranga |
1930s
Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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1930 | ||||||
The Romance Of Maoriland | ||||||
1935 | ||||||
Down on the Farm | First New Zealand talkie feature. | |||||
Hei Tiki | a.k.a. Primitive Passions | |||||
New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire | CJ Morton | Scenic | [4] | |||
Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland | Scenic | [4] | ||||
1936 | ||||||
Phar Lap's Son | ||||||
The Wagon and the Star | ||||||
On the Friendly Road | Rudall Hayward | |||||
1937 | ||||||
New Zealand Review no.1, Holiday Sounds | Scenic | [4] | ||||
1938 | ||||||
New Zealand Review No.5, Mountain Holiday | Scenic | [4] |
1940s
Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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1940 | ||||||
Rewi's Last Stand | Rudall Hayward | [5] | ||||
One Hundred Crowded Years | Official Centennial film | |||||
1949 | ||||||
Sands of Iwo Jima | Allan Dwan | War | Location shooting for Hollywood film.[5] |
1950s
Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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1952 | ||||||
Broken Barrier | John O'Shea | Drama | [5] | |||
1954 | ||||||
The Seekers | Ken Annakin | Adventure | Location shooting for British film with NZ setting.[5] | |||
1955 | ||||||
Battle Cry | Raoul Walsh | War | Leon Uris novel set in NZ, starring Van Heflin, James Whitmore and Tab Hunter[5] | |||
1957 | ||||||
Until They Sail | Robert Wise | Wartime Romance | Location shooting at Sumner for Hollywood film set in NZ[5] |
1960s
Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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1964 | ||||||
Runaway | John O'Shea | [5] | ||||
140 Days Under the World | Geoffrey Scott | Documentary | 1965 Academy Award Nominee: Documentary Short.[6] | |||
1966 | ||||||
Don't Let It Get You | John O'Shea | Comedy | [7] | |||
1969 | ||||||
Young Guy on Mt. Cook (ja:Nyu jirando no wakadaishô) | Jun Fukuda | Location shooting of Japanese film[5] |
1970s
Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
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1972 | ||||||
To Love a Maori | Rudall Hayward | Shot on 16mm [5] | ||||
1973 | ||||||
Rangi's Catch | Michael Forlong | [5] | ||||
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 [5] | ||||
Landfall † | Paul Maunder | shot on 16mm [5] | ||||
1976 | ||||||
Off the Edge † | Michael Firth | Skiing | [5] | |||
The God Boy † | Murray Reece | Telemovie [5] | ||||
1977 | ||||||
Wild Man | Geoff Murphy | |||||
Sleeping Dogs | Roger Donaldson | Drama/action | First NZ film to open in the U.S. | |||
Solo | Tony Williams | |||||
1978 | ||||||
Skin Deep * | Geoff Steven | Drama | [5] | |||
Died in the Wool † | Brian McDuffie | whodunnit | telemovie | |||
Colour Scheme † | Peter Sharp | whodunnit | telemovie | |||
Angel Mine | David Blyth | Fantasy | [8] Art New Zealand | |||
1979 | ||||||
Middle Age Spread*† | John Reid | Comedy | shot on 16mm | |||
Jack Winter's Dream † | David Sims | telemovie | ||||
Sons for the Return Home*† | Paul Maunder |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
See also
- Cinema of New Zealand (lists New Zealand movies from 2003)
References
- ^ a b c FilmNZ History
- ^ "Hinemoa". The New Zealand Film Archive. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "A New Zealand Romance". The New Zealand Film Archive. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d NZFA Events Calendar
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh "Feature Films made in New Zealand since 1939". New Zealand Film Commission. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Awards for 140 Days Under the World". IMDb. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Don't Let It Get You (1966)". IMDb. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ Ward, Diana (1978). "David Blyth's new film Angel Mine". Art New Zealand. 11. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ NZ film commission
- ^ Wild Horses (1983)
- ^ Among the Cinders (IMDB)
- ^ "Came a Hot Friday". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ The Silent One (1984)
- ^ Out of Time (1984) (TV)
- ^ Vigil (IMDB)
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/lost-valley-the
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887752/
- ^ Tongan Ninja at IMDB
- ^ The Locals at IMDB
- ^ "New movie lures Melanie Lynskey home". Taranaki Daily News. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ Calder, Peter (27 August 2009). "The Strength of Water". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ Kara, Scott (2010-08-12). "Predicament in the making for local film". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Reaching for the Moon". Otago Daily Times. 2010-10-02.
- ^ "Dreamer by Design (2011)".
- ^ "Sione's 2: Unfinished Business (2012)".
- Leonard Maltin's 2007 Movie Guide
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