Landfall
Directed byPaul Maunder
Written byPaul Maunder
StarringDenise Maunder, John Anderson, Sam Neill
CinematographyLynton Diggle
Production
company
Release date
1977
Running time
86 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

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]

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References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.

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Films directed by Paul Maunder
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