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:
Contents
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FilmNZ History
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- ↑ NZ film commission
- ↑ Wild Horses (1983)
- ↑ Among the Cinders (IMDB)
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- ↑ 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
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- 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