Zilch!

Zilch!
Directed by	Richard Riddiford
Written by	Jonathan Dowling Richard Riddiford
Produced by	Amanda Hocquard
Starring	Michael Mizrahi Lucy Sheehan John Watson
Cinematography	Murray Milne
Edited by	Chris Todd
Music by	Chris Knox
Production companies	Park Avenue Productions Vardex Group New Zealand Film Commission
Release date	1989 (1989)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

Zilch! is a 1989 New Zealand thriller, directed by Richard Riddiford. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Synopsis

A man (Sam) overhears a phone call about corruption and blackmail in the bidding for the construction of an Auckland cross harbour tunnel. ^{[2] [4]}

Cast

• Michael Mizrahi as Sam
• Lucy Sheehan as Anna
• John Watson as Curtis
• Eddie Campbell as Tony
• Peter Tait as Eric
• Roy Billing as Gary Hyde
• William Bullock as Harbour Commissioner
• Sylvia Rands as Melissa
• Andy Anderson as Lawyer
• Louise Graham as Amber
• Peter Stevens as Todd
• Frank Whitten as Engineer
• Lee Grant as Cara
• Brenda Kendall as Tolls Supervisor
• Marie Adams
• Stefan Segadin
• Anna Cahill
• Catriona Caird
• Eva Radich
• Michael Josey as Policeman

Reviews

• 1990 Auckland Star - “Edgy Zilch! flies high”. ^[5]
• 2007 Studies in New Zealand culture - New Zealand film reviews from North & South. ^[6]

References

1. Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN   0-19-558336-1 – via Trove.
2. "Zilch!". NZ On Screen . 1989.
3. "Zilch (1989)". British Film Institute. 1989. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023.
4. "Zilch!". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1990.
5. "Zilch! review". Auckland Star. 1 March 1990.
6. McDonnell, Brian (2007). On reflection : New Zealand film reviews from North & South, 1986-1993. London: Kakapo Books. ISBN   9780955756405.

External links

• Zilch! at IMDb