en Landfall (1975 film)

Landfall
Landfall
Directed by	Paul Maunder
Written by	Paul Maunder
Starring	Denise Maunder, John Anderson, Sam Neill
Cinematography	Lynton Diggle
Production; company	National Film Unit
Release date	1977;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

Landfall is a 1975 New Zealand film directed by Paul Maunder.^[1]^[2] The film was first shown at the 1977 Wellington Film Festival.^[3]

This film was made for television, but not broadcast because of its content, and was then formatted for cinema release.^[3]

Synopsis

Members of a rural commune are discovered using illegal drugs by a local policeman. They kill the policeman and bury him in their garden. The commune then starts to disintegrate.^[1]

Cast

Denise Maunder as Sandra
John Anderson as John
Sam Neill as Eric
Gael Anderson as Elizabeth
Rowena Zinsli as Girl
Russell Duncan as Tramp
Michael Haigh as Policeman
Pat Evison as Visitor
Jonathan Dennis as Reporter
Owen Taylor as Addict

Reviews

1976 The Press - first prize in the Asian Broadcasting Union festival.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Landfall (Motion picture)". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). "New Zealand film, 1912-1996". Trove. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2023. ISBN 0-19-558336-1
^ ^a ^b "Landfall - A Film about Ourselves". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "N.Z. films in 17 festivals". Papers Past. The Press. 17 September 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

External links

Landfall at IMDb

[NLNZ-1] "Landfall (Motion picture)". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[MAR-2] Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). "New Zealand film, 1912-1996". Trove. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2023. ISBN 0-19-558336-1

[NZOS-3] "Landfall - A Film about Ourselves". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[PP1-4] "N.Z. films in 17 festivals". Papers Past. The Press. 17 September 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

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