Rewi's Last Stand

Rewi's Last Stand
Rewi's Last Stand
Directed by	Rudall Hayward
Written by	Rudall Hayward
Starring	Ramai Te Miha; Leo Pilcher; Stanley Knight;
Distributed by	Frontier Films Ltd
Release date	1940;
Running time	64 min
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

Rewi's Last Stand
Rewi's Last Stand
Directed by	Rudall Hayward
Written by	Rudall Hayward
Starring	Charles Alexis; Nola Casselli; Wightman McCombe;
Release date	30 July 1925;
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

Rewi's Last Stand is the title of two feature films written and directed by pioneering New Zealand filmmaker Rudall Hayward: a 1925 silent movie, and a 1940 remake with sound. They are historical dramas, based on the last stand of Rewi Maniapoto at the Battle of Ōrākau.^[1]

Hayward believed that New Zealand's history offered material as dramatic as any Hollywood western. He set out to make films involving conflicts between Māori and Pākehā "while there were still people alive" who remembered the period accurately.^[2]

1940 Remake

In 1940 Rudall Hayward remade his second feature on a more ambitious scale, this time with sound. He cast his future wife Ramai Hayward in the romantic lead.

The 1940 remake was released in a shortened version in the United Kingdom, as The Last Stand. The shortened version is the only one surviving.^[3]

References

^ The Battle of Orakau at New Zealand History
^ L. R. Shelton. 'Hayward, Rudall Charles Victor - Biography', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Sep-10 accessed 22 November 2012
^ THE LAST STAND at ARCHIVING PRACTICE, FILM, NZ HISTORY accessed 5 August 2016

External links

Rewi's Last Stand (1925) at IMDb
Rewi's Last Stand (1940) at IMDb
Article on the real last stand at NZ History
Rewi's Last Stand (1940) at New Zealand Feature Film Database

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[1] The Battle of Orakau at New Zealand History

[2] L. R. Shelton. 'Hayward, Rudall Charles Victor - Biography', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Sep-10 accessed 22 November 2012

[archive-3] THE LAST STAND at ARCHIVING PRACTICE, FILM, NZ HISTORY accessed 5 August 2016

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v t e Films directed by Rudall Hayward
Features	My Lady of the Cave (1922) Rewi’s Last Stand (1925) The Te Kooti Trail (1927) The Bush Cinderella (1928) On the Friendly Road (1936) Rewi’s Last Stand (1940) To Love a Maori (1972)
Shorts/Documentaries	The Bloke from Freeman's Bay (1920) Hamilton’s hectic husbands (1928) Tilly of Te Aroha (1928) A Daughter of Dunedin (1928) Hamilton Talks (1934) The Goodwin Sands (1948) Opo: The Amazing dolphin of Opononi (1956) (documentary) Inside Red China (1957) Wonders of China (1958) The Young Albanians (1972) The Doll's House (1973)