Landfall (1975 film)

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 dates	1975 (1975)(Pacific and Asian Young Filmmakers Festival)
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 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

1. "Landfall (Motion picture)". National Library of New Zealand . Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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
3. "Landfall - A Film about Ourselves". NZ On Screen . Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision . Retrieved 12 December 2022.
4. "N.Z. films in 17 festivals". Papers Past . The Press. 17 September 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

External links

• Landfall at IMDb