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Chunuk Bair is a 1992 New Zealand film based on the play Once on Chunuk Bair (1982) by Maurice Shadbolt. Set in 1915, the film tells of the Wellington Regiment, part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force present at Gallipoli during World War I. On 8 August 1915, the Regiment took and held Chunuk Bair, one of the Turkish hills.
The film's music was composed by Plan 9, a New Zealand trio consisting of David Donaldson, Steve Roche, and Janet Roddick. [ 16 ] The closing credits of the film feature an extended rendition of " Mademoiselle from Armentières ", a song that was particularly popular during WWI. [ 17 ]
Romantic New Zealand: travelogue: New Zealand's first released "talkie" film. [3] 1935: Down on the Farm: Stewart Pitt: New Zealand's first non-documentary "talkie". Fragments only remain. First film shot entirely in the South Island. [3] Hei Tiki: Alexander Markey: a.k.a. Primitive Passions, A Saga of the Maoris. [3] New Zealand's Charm: A ...
A Russian spy and an Austrian captain fall in love during WW1. R S 1933 US Ever in My Heart: Archie Mayo: Romance and espionage in WW1 D, R A, S 1934 US The Lost Patrol: John Ford: Remake of Lost Patrol: A, D N 1934 US Keep 'Em Rolling: Rodney: George Archainbaud: WW1 Doughboy disobeys orders to save the condemned cavalry horse that saved his ...
Pages in category "New Zealand Wars films" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. Ka Whawhai Tonu; R.
The Road Dance is a 2022 film written by Richie Adams and John MacKay.The film is based on a novel by the same name, also written by MacKay. It is set in the early years of World War I on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, where it was also filmed.
On Monday (10 July), the first trailer arrived online. It begins with the French revolution, with Napoleon being asked to step in and bring the people under control, before meeting Josephine.
When We Go to War is a 2015 television drama miniseries from New Zealand directed by Peter Burger. The series uses fictional characters to depict the impact of the First World War on New Zealanders at home as well as in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the Gallipoli Campaign and in Egypt.