Geoff Murphy
Geoff Murphy was a successful New Zealand filmmaker best-known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s.
He directed a string of big-budget Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second unit director on all three movies of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He has also worked as a scriptwriter, assistant director, special effects man, schoolteacher and trumpet player.
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Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 12.034 |
Birthday | 1946-06-13 |
Place of Birth | New Zealand |
Also Known As | Geoff Murhphy, |
1988
Mauri
6.5/3
Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewin...
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Mauri
1977
Wild Man
0/0
The story of two itinerant con men, the Wild Man and the Colonel, who operate on the West Coast gold mining towns of the New Zealand South Island duri...
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Wild Man
1977
Dagg Day Afternoon
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A series of sketches about Kiwi extraordinaire Fred Dagg's secret mission to find a "bionic sheep" which has been lost by the government.
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Dagg Day Afternoon
1983
Making Utu
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Making of documentary on the set of New Zealand's first epic Utu (1983), working with little money and dealing respectfully with matters of cultural p...
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Making Utu
1990
Cowboys of Culture
0/0
Director Geoff Steven's personal perspective on the Kiwi cinema renaissance of the 1970s. It traces the development of the local film industry from th...
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Cowboys of Culture
1988
Never Say Die
3.8/3
Investigative journalist Alf Winters (Morrison), meets his American girlfriend, Melissa Jones (Eilbacher), at Auckland airport. As they park outside A...
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Never Say Die
1965
Hurry Hurry Faster Faster
0/0
Before the Blerta bus and Goodbye Pork Pie's yellow mini hit the road, some friends with more energy than cash dressed up as mad doctors and criminals...
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