Rewi's Last Stand
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Directed by | Rudall Hayward |
Written by | Rudall Hayward |
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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
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Directed by | Rudall Hayward |
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Distributed by | Frontier Films Ltd |
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Running time | 64 min |
Country | New Zealand |
Language | English |
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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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
- 1925 films
- 1940 films
- 1920s New Zealand films
- 1940s New Zealand films
- New Zealand silent films
- 1925 in New Zealand
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- Films set in New Zealand
- New Zealand historical films
- New Zealand Wars films
- Sound film remakes of silent films
- Films about Māori people
- 1940s English-language films
- 1920s English-language films
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