Forgotten Silver

Unrated

10/3/199753m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

Overview:

The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.

Director:

Peter Jackson

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$650,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

new zealand
interview
satire
spanish civil war (1936-39)
mockumentary
descent into madness
photograph
director
filmmaking
faked footage

Cast

Jeffrey Thomas

~ as ~

Narrator (voice)

Peter Jackson

~ as ~

Self

Costa Botes

~ as ~

Self

Beatrice Ashton

~ as ~

Hannah McKenzie

Leonard Maltin

~ as ~

Self

Harvey Weinstein

~ as ~

Self

Sam Neill

~ as ~

Self

Johnny Morris

~ as ~

Self

John O'Shea

~ as ~

Self

Sarah McLeod

~ as ~

May Belle (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

deepkino
Written 3 month(s) ago
7
One of the most important directors of our time, Peter Jackson's extremely high-quality and must-see production!

It starts at a high level and continues that way. The narrator's voice and tone are very fitting and captivating for the overall atmosphere. The humorous parts are very pleasant and placed in just the right dose.

The hoax was quite successful in New Zealand because the fabricated film looked convincingly like an almost hundred-year-old, nearly destroyed film—so you can't really blame people for buying it.