- The Seekers (1954 film)
Infobox Film
name = The Seekers
(USA) Land of Fury
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director =Ken Annakin
producer = George Brown
writer =William Fairchild (screenplay) John Guthrie (novel)
starring =Jack Hawkins Glynis Johns Inia Te Wiata Noel Purcell Kenneth Williams Laya Raki
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cinematography =Geoffrey Unsworth
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distributor =Rank Organisation
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runtime = 90 minutes
country = Great Britain, New Zealand
language = English, Māori
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amg_id = 28169
imdb_id = 47467The Seekers (released in the United States as Land of Fury) [ [http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-07KX/the-seekers/ Theiapolis Cinema] ] is a 1954 British
adventure film produced by theRank Organisation and directed byKen Annakin . It starredJack Hawkins ,Glynis Johns ,Noel Purcell andKenneth Williams .It was the first major studio film shot in
New Zealand .the film was adapted from the novel "The Seekers" by New Zealander John Guthrie (real name John Brodie).Plot
The film opens in 1821 when Philip Wayne (Hawkins) and Paddy Clarke (Purcell) are exploring part of New Zealand and stumble upon a Māori burial cave. Captured by the Māori, they manage to impress them enough to be offered a trial by challenge, which Wayne succeeds in. The Māori chief, Hongi Tepe (Inia Te Wiata) adopts Wayne. (to be completed) [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/49957?view=synopsis BFI database - synopsis] ]
Production details
Location shooting was undertaken around
Whakatane in the EasternBay of Plenty .The world premiere of the film was held inWellington ,New Zealand on24 June 1954 . [ [http://audiovisual.archives.govt.nz/wiki/index.php/THE_SEEKERS_WORLD_PREMIERE NZ Film Archive] ]References
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