The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 53m.
Synopsis
The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
128 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter JacksonWriter
- Costa BotesWriter
- Peter JacksonDirector
- Costa BotesDirector
- David DonaldsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeffrey ThomasNarrator (voice)
- Peter JacksonSelf
- Costa BotesSelf
- Beatrice AshtonHannah McKenzie
- Leonard MaltinSelf
- Harvey WeinsteinSelf
- Sam NeillSelf
- Johnny MorrisSelf
- John O'SheaSelf
- Sarah McLeodMay Belle (uncredited)
- Charlie McClellanSoldier Firing Machine Gun in Gallipolli (uncredited)
- Thomas RobinsColin McKenzie (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
new zealandinterviewsatirespanish civil war (1936-39)mockumentarydescent into madnessphotographdirectorfilmmakingfaked footage