This Is New Zealand
8.5
“The film that moved a nation”
The movie that wowed audiences at Expo 70. The film combined scenic images including aerial cinematography with rousing classical music such as Sibelius' Karelia Suite. Using then ground-breaking technology, the film required three separate but synchronised 35mm film projectors which projected their images onto an extra-wide screen. In 2004/2005 Archives New Zealand commissioned a restoration at post production facility, Park Road Post. Hugh Macdonald, the original director, was involved in the restoration and Kit Rollings, the original sound mixer assisted with the updated soundtrack. The remastered film was released for sale on DVD in 2014.
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Hugh MacDonald Director · Dave Jordan Writer
Worldwide gross $22K · Budget $150K · First release March 13, 1970
Box office
Budget
$150,000
Worldwide gross
$22,224
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Production
Park Road Post
Production
Archives New Zealand
Production
Hugh MacDonald Film
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New Zealand
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
New Zealand · March 13, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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