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The Air New Zealand flight number was actually 103, not 308. [3] The plane Gordon Vette flew during the actual rescue was a DC-10-30. The plane used in the movie, a Boeing 767-200, was not in use until after he retired. [3] Some Australian airlines, such as Ansett Australia and Australian Airlines, are depicted anachronistically. [3]
The Dead Lands is a 2014 New Zealand action film directed by Toa Fraser.It was number 1 at the New Zealand box office when it was released. [2] It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival [3] where it had its world premier on 4 September 2014. [4]
Erebus: The Aftermath was a 1987 New Zealand television miniseries about Air New Zealand Flight 901, which crashed in Antarctica in 1979. The miniseries, a docudrama, was produced by Television New Zealand, and was broadcast in New Zealand and Australia. It was also aired by BBC 2 television in the UK.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 85% based on reviews from 13 critics. [7]David Edwards of the Daily Mirror gave the film 4/5 and praised the lead performances: "Watching Temuera Morrison and Ray Winstone clash is every bit as electrifying as you'd expect, like a pair of roaring juggernauts colliding at 90mph."
New Zealand action horror films (1 P) S. New Zealand science fiction action films (6 P) T. New Zealand action thriller films (4 P) Pages in category "New Zealand ...
Alwyn Gordon Vette ONZM (9 July 1933 – 9 August 2015) was a New Zealand airline captain best known for his involvement in the Cessna 188 Pacific rescue and his research into the cause of the Air New Zealand Flight TE901 crash. He spent five years in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and 55 years as a commercial pilot. [1]
Romantic New Zealand: travelogue: New Zealand's first released "talkie" film. [3] 1935: Down on the Farm: Stewart Pitt: New Zealand's first non-documentary "talkie". Fragments only remain. First film shot entirely in the South Island. [3] Hei Tiki: Alexander Markey: a.k.a. Primitive Passions, A Saga of the Maoris. [3] New Zealand's Charm: A ...
Sleeping Dogs is a 1977 New Zealand action thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. It is based on the book Smith's Dream by C.K. Stead, [2] and is notable for being the first feature-length 35 mm film produced entirely in New Zealand. [3] The film stars Sam Neill, Clyde Scott, and Warren Oates. It was a major success critically and ...